title: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis induced in B6.C-H-2bm12 mice by myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein: effect of MHC class II mutation on immunodominant epitope selection and fine epitope specificity of encephalitogenic T cells.
abstract: The effect of the bm12 mutation on susceptibility to MOG-induced EAE, TCR repertoire and fine epitope specificity of the encephalitogenic T-cells, was assessed. prMOG35-55 was encephalitogenic for H-2bm12 and H-2b mice. Despite only minor differences in TCRVbeta expression and fine epitope specificity, H-2bm12/ and H-2b/prMOG35-55-specific T-cells failed to recognize Ab/prMOG35-55 and Abm12/prMOG35-55, respectively. rhMOG-induced EAE was milder in H-2bm12 mice, possibly as a result of co-dominant responses to prMOG35-55 and to the non-encephalitogenic pMOG94-116, rather than a single dominant response to prMOG35-55 in H-2b mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mendel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kerlero de Rosbo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Nun
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology; D009154:Mutation / Q000276:immunology; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000939:Epitopes; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C571327:Mog protein, mouse; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein