1993
DOI: 10.1126/science.8211163
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Expression of Two T Cell Receptor α Chains: Dual Receptor T Cells

Abstract: Although many T cells carry two in-frame V alpha rearrangements, the products of both V alpha rearrangements have never been shown simultaneously on the surface of normal cells. With the use of monoclonal antibodies to V alpha 2, V alpha 12, and V alpha 24, up to one-third of mature T cells expressed two V alpha chains as part of two functional and independent T cell receptors (TCRs). Thus, the "one cell, one receptor" rule does not apply to a large subset of alpha beta T cells. Cells that belong to this dual … Show more

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“…The increase was alloantigen specific as there was no difference in the frequency of third party SJL-reactive T cells between groups. It is notable that the spleen cells of naïve animals have a low but detectable frequency of donor-reactive IFN-g-producing cells, suggesting that these cells were primed by cross-reactive environmental antigens or that they express two T cell receptors (TCRs) (26). B10.A heart graft rejection also resulted in an increase in the frequency of IFN-g-producing T cells specific for I-Ap and for B10.A sonicates (but not third party SJL sonicates) compared with T cells from naïve mice (no detectable indirect response was noted in naïve animals), demonstrating anticipated priming through the indirect pathway ( Figure 2).…”
Section: Memory T Cells Abrogate Prolonged Graft Survivalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The increase was alloantigen specific as there was no difference in the frequency of third party SJL-reactive T cells between groups. It is notable that the spleen cells of naïve animals have a low but detectable frequency of donor-reactive IFN-g-producing cells, suggesting that these cells were primed by cross-reactive environmental antigens or that they express two T cell receptors (TCRs) (26). B10.A heart graft rejection also resulted in an increase in the frequency of IFN-g-producing T cells specific for I-Ap and for B10.A sonicates (but not third party SJL sonicates) compared with T cells from naïve mice (no detectable indirect response was noted in naïve animals), demonstrating anticipated priming through the indirect pathway ( Figure 2).…”
Section: Memory T Cells Abrogate Prolonged Graft Survivalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Findings from other laboratories have estimated that 7-29% of peripheral T lymphocytes express two TCR ␣-chains (23,50), and this mechanism is one way for potentially autoreactive CTL to exist in the periphery and remain tolerant to self (22,24). To examine the possibility that K d HA-specific CTL in InsHA mice were using this mechanism to down-regulate avidity to HA, it was necessary to perform analysis of InsHA CTL at the single cell level.…”
Section: Isolation and Characterization Of K D Ha-specific Insha And mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, other mechanisms exist that can down-regulate the avidity of a T lymphocyte for cognate Ag. A CD8 ϩ lymphocyte with a high affinity TCR for self can escape deletion by decreasing cell surface expression of the TCR (8,20,21) or by expressing a second TCR ␣-chain (22)(23)(24)(25)(26). This results in decreased expression of the potentially autoimmune TCR ␣/␤ heterodimer, which spares the cell from thymic or peripheral elimination.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Rearranged T cells express only a single type of variable β-(VB) chain and, therefore, its CDR3 region, that most directly engages the peptide presented within human leukocyte antigen-groove, can serve as a marker of clonal expansion (clonotype) [14,15]. Clonal CTL expansion results in the overrepresentation of the respective TCR VB chain and the molecular analysis of the TCR repertoire can reveal the clonotypic structure of expanded T cell.…”
Section: Materials and Methods-using Rational Algorithms For T-cell Rmentioning
confidence: 99%