TCR-induced alteration of primary MHC peptide anchor residue

Madura, Florian, Rizkallah, Pierre J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9290-0369, Legut, Mateusz, Holland, Christopher J., Fuller, Anna, Bulek, Anna, Schauenburg, Andrea J., Trimby, Andrew, Hopkins, Jade R., Wells, Stephen A., Godkin, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-7567, Miles, John J., Sami, Malkit, Li, Yi, Liddy, Nathaniel, Jakobsen, Bent K., Loveridge, E. Joel, Cole, David K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-9396 and Sewell, Andrew K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3194-3135 2019. TCR-induced alteration of primary MHC peptide anchor residue. European Journal of Immunology 49 (7) , pp. 1052-1066. 10.1002/eji.201948085

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Abstract

The HLA‐A*02:01‐restricted decapeptide EAAGIGILTV, derived from melanoma antigen recognized by T‐cells‐1 (MART‐1) protein, represents one of the best‐studied tumor associated T‐cell epitopes, but clinical results targeting this peptide have been disappointing. This limitation may reflect the dominance of the nonapeptide, AAGIGILTV, at the melanoma cell surface. The decapeptide and nonapeptide are presented in distinct conformations by HLA‐A*02:01 and TCRs from clinically relevant T‐cell clones recognize the nonapeptide poorly. Here, we studied the MEL5 TCR that potently recognizes the nonapeptide. The structure of the MEL5‐HLA‐A*02:01‐AAGIGILTV complex revealed an induced fit mechanism of antigen recognition involving altered peptide–MHC anchoring. This “flexing” at the TCR–peptide–MHC interface to accommodate the peptide antigen explains previously observed incongruences in this well‐studied system and has important implications for future therapeutic approaches. Finally, this study expands upon the mechanisms by which molecular plasticity can influence antigen recognition by T cells.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Publisher:	Wiley-VCH Verlag
ISSN:	0014-2980
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	14 May 2019
Last Modified:	15 May 2024 01:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122929

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