T Cell Epitope Redundancy: Cross-conservation of the TCR face between Pathogens and Self and its Implications for Vaccines and Auto-immunity
Autor(es): Moise Leonard,Beseme Sarah,Tassone Ryan,Liu Rui,Kibria Farzana,Terry Frances,Martin William,De Groot Anne S
Resumo: T cells are extensively trained on 'self' in the thymus and then move to the periphery, where they seek out and destroy infections and regulate immune response to self-antigens. T cell receptors (TCR) on T cells' surface recognize T cell epitopes, short linear strings of amino acids presented by antigen-presenting cells. Some of these epitopes activate T effectors, while others activate regulatory T cells. It was recently discovered that T cell epitopes that are highly conserved on their TCR face with human genome sequences are often associated with T cells that regulate immune response. These TCR-cross-conserved or 'redundant epitopes' are more common in proteins found in pathogens that have co-evolved with humans than in other non-commensal pathogens. Epitope redundancy might be the link between pathogens and autoimmune disease. This article reviews recently published data and addresses epitope redundancy, the elephant in the room" for vaccine developers and T cell immunologists."
Palavras-Chave: Autoimmune disease; Bacteria; Cancer Vaccine; Cross-conservation; Guillain Barre Syndrome; H7N9; HCV; HIV; Immunoinformatics; Influenza Vaccine; Molecular mimicry; Multiple Sclerosis; Narcolepsy; Off Target Effects; Parasite; Regulatory T cell; T cell epitope; T cell receptor; TCR; TCR Degeneracy; Vaccine; Virus
Imprenta: Expert Review of Vaccines, v. 15, n. 5, p. 607-617, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1586/14760584.2016.1123098
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cell ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Genome ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immune response ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Virus ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Vaccine ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology
Data de publicação: 2015
