title: Cytotoxic activity and lymphokine production of T cell receptor (TCR)-alpha beta+ and TCR-gamma delta+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones recognizing HLA-A2 and HLA-A2 mutants. Recognition of TCR-gamma delta+ CTL clones is affected by mutations at positions 152 and 156.
abstract: TCR-gamma delta+ CTL clones were generated from CD4-CD8- T cells that were stimulated twice with the cell line JY. Either IL-2 or IL-4 was used as growth factor. A number of TCR-gamma delta+ clones were found to lyse the stimulator cell line JY. Two of these clones secreted N alpha-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-lysine thiobenzyl ester serine esterase activity after stimulation with JY cells. The cytotoxic activity of these two clones was blocked by a mAb specific for HLA-A2. Moreover, these two TCR-gamma delta+ clones selectively lysed human fibroblast line M1 and murine P815 cells transfected with DNA fragments encoding HLA-A2 but not those transfected with HLA-B7 encoding DNA, indicating that these clones recognize HLA-A2. Analysis of the recognition of HLA-A2 by using target cells transfected with mutated HLA-A2 encoding genes revealed that the nature of the amino acid at position 152 of the molecule is critical for recognition of the TCR-alpha beta+ as well as the TCR-gamma delta+ CTL clones since replacement of Val for Ala at that position resulted in abrogation of recognition of one TCR-gamma delta+ and one TCR-alpha beta+ clone and substitution of Val for Glu affected recognition of all clones. Substitution of Leu for Trp at position 156 abrogated recognition by one TCR-gamma delta+ and one TCR-alpha beta+ T cell clone, but recognition by the other clones was not changed. All clones were able to secrete IL-2, IFN-gamma, and GM-CSF but not IL-4 after activation.
authors.affiliation: Human Immunology Department, DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spits
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Paliard
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Engelhard
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: de Vries
mesh_terms: D002999:Clone Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D006133:Growth Substances; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen; D007376:Interleukin-2; D008222:Lymphokines; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor