title: CD8 T cell immunome analysis of Listeria monocytogenes.
abstract: The identification of T cell epitopes is crucial for the understanding of the host response during infections with pathogenic microorganisms. Generally, the identification of relevant T cell responses is based on the analysis of T cell lines propagated in vitro. We used an ex vivo approach for the analysis of the CD8 T cell response against Listeria monocytogenes that is based upon the fractionation of naturally processed antigenic peptides and subsequent analysis with T cells in an enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. Our data indicate that the direct ex vivo ELISPOT analysis of peptides extracted from infected tissues represents a versatile and potent test system for the analysis of the CD8 T cell immunome of microorganisms that furthermore requires neither the knowledge of the microbial genome nor of the specificity of responding T cells.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kamm
authors.forename: Mojca
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skoberne
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geginat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D007739:L Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000276:immunology*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D010446:Peptide Fragments