title: Major histocompatibility complex-restricted recognition of autologous chronic lymphocytic leukemia by tumor-specific T cells.
abstract: From the peripheral blood of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) we generated a T-cell line and clones which recognized autologous CLL. The line comprised T-cell clones which responded to the CLL as well as to autologous Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed B cells in an HLA-DR-restricted fashion. In addition, the line comprised clones which were CLL-specific and showed no reactivity against EBV-transformed B cells and against autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained during remission. The proliferative response of the CLL-specific T-cell clone was inhibited by monoclonal antibodies to HLA-DR11, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restrictive element. These results indicate that the MHC class-II molecule of CLL binds a tumor-specific peptide which is recognized by autologous T cells in an MHC class-II-restricted fashion. Such a peptide may serve as a target for immunotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10032.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inghirami
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Suciu-Foca
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin / Q000235:genetics; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006680:HLA Antigens