Restricted T cell receptor repertoire for acetylcholine receptor in murine myasthenia gravis

Ellen Kraig, Jessica L. Pierce, Kimberly Z. Clarkin, Nathan E. Standifer, Patricia Currier, Katherine A. Wall, Anthony J. Infante

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Abstract

Immunization of C57BL/6 mice with AChR provokes symptoms similar to those seen in the disease myasthenia gravis. To elucidate the structural requirements for T cell recognition of AChR and to identify TcR features which might provide targets for immunotherapy, a panel of T cell hybridomas was generated after immunization of mice with the immunodominant peptide of the AChR α chain. The TcR genes expressed by these hybridomas were sequenced. TcR-Vβ6 was preferentially employed, but other Vβ genes were also observed. A conserved acidic residue was present in all CDR3 regions, regardless of the Vβ. The TcR-Vα repertoire was somewhat skewed with three Vα families accounting for 82% of the sequences. The utilization of multiple T cell receptor Vβ genes may contribute to the inability to inhibit EAMG by elimination of Vβ6+ T cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)87-95
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Neuroimmunology
Volume71
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1996

Keywords

  • Myasthenia gravis
  • T cell antigen receptor
  • acetylcholine receptor
  • immune repertoire

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Neurology
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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