Pairing of Vbeta6 with certain Valpha2 family members prevents T cell deletion by Mtv-7 superantigen.

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serval:BIB_A4FA31B60E03
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Pairing of Vbeta6 with certain Valpha2 family members prevents T cell deletion by Mtv-7 superantigen.
Journal
Molecular Immunology
Author(s)
Aude-Garcia C., Attinger A., Housset D., MacDonald H.R., Acha-Orbea H., Marche P.N., Jouvin-Marche E.
ISSN
0161-5890 (Print)
ISSN-L
0161-5890
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2000
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
37
Number
16
Pages
1005-1012
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Superantigens (SAg) are proteins of bacterial or viral origin able to activate T cells by forming a trimolecular complex with both MHC class II molecules and the T cell receptor (TCR), leading to clonal deletion of reactive T cells in the thymus. SAg interact with the TCR through the beta chain variable region (Vbeta), but the TCR alpha chain has been shown to have an influence on the T cell reactivity. We have investigated here the role of the TCR alpha chain in the modulation of T cell reactivity to Mtv-7 SAg by comparing the peripheral usage of Valpha2 in Vbeta6(+) (SAg-reactive) and Vbeta8.2(+) (SAg non-reactive) T cells, in either BALB/D2 (Mtv-7(+)) or BALB/c (Mtv-7(-)) mice. The results show, first, that pairing of Vbeta6 with certain Valpha2 family members prevents T cell deletion by Mtv-7 SAg. Second, there is a strikingly different distribution of the Valpha2 family members in CD4 and CD8 populations of Vbeta6 but not of Vbeta8.2 T cells, irrespective of the presence of Mtv-7 SAg. Third, the alpha chain may play a role in the overall stability of the TCR/SAg/MHC complex. Taken together, these results suggest that the Valpha domain contributes to the selective process by its role in the TCR reactivity to SAg/MHC class II complexes, most likely by influencing the orientation of the Vbeta domain in the TCR alphabeta heterodimer.
Keywords
Animals, Antigens, Viral, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Clonal Deletion, Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology, Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Models, Molecular, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/immunology, Superantigens/immunology, T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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