Biased T cell receptor usage by Ld-restricted, tum- peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones
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Biased T cell receptor usage by Ld-restricted, tum- peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones
Abstract
We have investigated the TCR gene usage in a panel of H-2Ld-restricted, tum- peptide-specific CTL clones. These clones possess identical MHC restriction and peptide specificity, yet they vary dramatically in the amount of peptide required to sensitize targets for recognition. We previously demonstrated a precise quantitative correlation between the determinant density requirement of a given clone and the CD8 dependency. In this study we sequenced polymerase chain reaction copies of the TCR mRNA used by these clones, not only to correlate TCR structure with recognition of a specific class I/peptide complex, but also to determine if the functional affinity differences between these clones is reflected in the TCR gene products used. The number of TCR V beta, V alpha, and J alpha region gene segments expressed by these clones is very limited. Twelve of 17 clones express V beta 8 at comparable levels on the cell surface. Using PCR amplification of cDNA templates, cloning, and dideoxy sequencing, we have obtained the nucleotide sequence of the TCR V-(D)-J regions in seven of the V beta 8+ clones. Two of the clones use V beta 8.2 and identical J alpha gene segments. Three of the five V beta 8.3+ clones express identical V alpha and J alpha gene products and the other two use similar V alpha chains and J alpha chains with a shared motif in the predicted CDR3 region. Although no clear correlation between TCR gene usage and CD8 dependency was seen, the range of TCR gene usage in the tum- peptide-specific, Ld-restricted immune response is strikingly narrow and suggests a coselection of the alpha- and beta- chains for recognition of the class I/peptide complex.
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