STIMULATION OF T-CELLS BY ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS IS KINETICALLY CONTROLLED BY ANTIGENIC PEPTIDE BINDING TO MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS-II MOLECULES
Hm. Mcconnell et al., STIMULATION OF T-CELLS BY ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS IS KINETICALLY CONTROLLED BY ANTIGENIC PEPTIDE BINDING TO MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS-II MOLECULES, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 92(7), 1995, pp. 2750-2754
Activation of CD4(+) T cells by antigenic peptide involves the interac
tion of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-peptide comple
xes on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) with T-cell rece
ptors. This report describes the kinetics of T-cell triggering by exog
enous antigenic peptides in the presence of APCs. A rapid specific inc
rease in extracellular acidification rate is observed within minutes u
pon exposure of A.E7 T cells (restricted for IE(k) and moth cytochrome
c peptide containing residues 88-103) and 4R3.9 T cells {restricted f
or IA(k) and myelin basic protein peptide containing residues 1-14 [Ac
MBP-(1-14)]} to their cognate peptides in the presence of CH27 cells b
earing both IA(k) and IE(k) MHC class II molecules. Pretreatment of cl
oned T cells, but not APCs, with herbimycin A resulted in complete inh
ibition of triggering events, indicating that the acidification respon
se is mediated by T-cell second messenger pathways. This rapid assay f
or 4R3.9 T-cell stimulation showed increased T-cell triggering activit
y for AcMBP-(1-14)-A(4) and MBP-(1-14)-M(4) peptides compared to the n
ative AcMBP-(1-14)-K-4. By using the previously determined kinetic con
stants for MBP-(1-14)-A(4) reactions with IA(k), it is possible to sho
w that at the lowest peptide concentrations the kinetics of T-cell tri
ggering are limited by the kinetics of the peptide binding to MHC clas
s II molecules.