Multiplex mapping of CD4 T cell epitopes using class II tetramers.
With the advent of class II tetramer technology, a tetramer-guided epitope mapping (TGEM) technique was developed for the identification of CD4+ T cell epitopes. This allowed the direct identification of epitopes recognized by the responding T cells, which were restricted to the single MHC allele of interest. However, as each individual carries multiple class II alleles, it would be advantageous to design an approach to identify CD4+ epitopes presented by different class II alleles at the same time. In the present study, a multiplex TGEM approach was developed to identify antigenic epitopes presented by multiple HLA class II alleles simultaneously. In this new approach, CD4+ T cells were stained with multiple sets of MHC class II tetramers-each labeled with a unique fluorescent label. Using this multiplex approach, novel epitopes from influenza antigens hemagglutinin and matrix protein presented by multiple class II alleles were identified in a single experimental setting.
Yang
Junbao
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Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, 1201 Ninth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
James
Eddie A
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Huston
Laurie
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Danke
Nancy A
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Liu
Andrew W
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Kwok
William W
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