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Kinetics and mechanics of two-dimensional interactions between T cell receptors and different activating ligands.

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Adaptive immune responses are driven by interactions between T cell antigen receptors (TCRs) and complexes of peptide antigens (p) bound to Major Histocompatibility Complex proteins (MHC) on the surface of antigen-presenting cells. Many experiments support the hypothesis that T cell response is quantitatively and qualitatively dependent on the so-called strength of TCR/pMHC association. Most available data are correlations between binding parameters measured in solution (three-dimensional) and pMHC activation potency, suggesting that full lymphocyte activation required a minimal lifetime for TCR/pMHC interaction. However, recent reports suggest important discrepancies between the binding properties of ligand-receptor couples measured in solution (three-dimensional) and those measured using surface-bound molecules (two-dimensional). Other reports suggest that bond mechanical strength may be important in addition to kinetic parameters. Here, we used a laminar flow chamber to monitor at the single molecule level the two-dimensional interaction between a recombinant human TCR and eight pMHCs with variable potency. We found that 1), two-dimensional dissociation rates were comparable to three-dimensional parameters previously obtained with the same molecules; 2), no significant correlation was found between association rates and activating potency of pMHCs; 3), bond mechanical strength was partly independent of bond lifetime; and 4), a suitable combination of bond lifetime and bond strength displayed optimal correlation with activation efficiency. These results suggest possible refinements of contemporary models of signal generation by T cell receptors. In conclusion, we reported, for the first time to our knowledge, the two-dimensional binding properties of eight TCR/pMHC couples in a cell-free system with single bond resolution.
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inserm-01064639 , version 1 (16-09-2014)

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Philippe Robert, Milos Aleksic, Omer Dushek, Vincenzo Cerundolo, Pierre Bongrand, et al.. Kinetics and mechanics of two-dimensional interactions between T cell receptors and different activating ligands.. Biophysical Journal, 2012, 102 (2), pp.248-57. ⟨10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.4018⟩. ⟨inserm-01064639⟩
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