Fast on-rates allow short dwell time ligands to activate T cells
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Paczosa, M. K.; Huseby, E. S.; Govern, Christopher Calbone; Chakraborty, Arup K
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Two contrasting theories have emerged that attempt to describe T-cell ligand potency, one based on the t[subscript 1/2] of the interaction and the other based on the equilibrium affinity (K[subscript D]). Here, we have identified and studied an extensive set of T-cell receptor (TCR)-peptide-MHC (pMHC) interactions for CD4⁺ cells that have differential K[subscript D]s and kinetics of binding. Our data indicate that ligands with a short t[subscript 1/2] can be highly stimulatory if they have fast on-rates. Simple models suggest these fast kinetic ligands are stimulatory because the pMHCs bind and rebind the same TCR several times. Rebinding occurs when the TCR-pMHC on-rate outcompetes TCR-pMHC diffusion within the cell membrane, creating an aggregate t[subscript 1/2] (ta) that can be significantly longer than a single TCR-pMHC encounter. Accounting for ta, ligand potency is KD-based when ligands have fast on-rates (kon) and t[subscript 1/2]-dependent when they have slow kon. Thus, TCR-pMHC kon allow high-affinity short t[subscript 1/2] ligands to follow a kinetic proofreading model.
Date issued
2010-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of ChemistryJournal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Citation
Govern, C. C.; Paczosa, M. K.; Chakraborty, A. K. and Huseby, E. S. “Fast on-Rates Allow Short Dwell Time Ligands to Activate T Cells.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, no. 19 (April 2010): 8724–8729. © 2010 National Academy of Sciences
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0027-8424
1091-6490