Design and use of conditional MHC class I ligands

Mireille Toebes, Miriam Coccoris, Adriaan Bins, Boris Rodenko, Raquel Gomez, Nella J. Nieuwkoop, Willeke van de Kasteele, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, John B. A. G. Haanen, Huib Ovaa, Ton N. M. Schumacher

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Abstract

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules associate with a variety of peptide ligands during biosynthesis and present these ligands on the cell surface for recognition by cytotoxic T cells. We have designed conditional MHC ligands that form stable complexes with MHC molecules but degrade on command, by exposure to a defined photostimulus. 'Empty MHC molecules' generated in this manner can be loaded with arrays of peptide ligands to determine MHC binding properties and to monitor antigen-specific T-cell responses in a high-throughput manner. We document the value of this approach by identifying cytotoxic T-cell epitopes within the H5N1 influenza A/Vietnam/1194/04 genome
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)246-251
JournalNature medicine
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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