T cells from an HLA-DR11/DR12 responder were stimulated in mixed lymphocyte culture with cells carrying the DR1 antigen. After priming, T cells proliferated in response to both DR1-positive-stimulating cells and a peptide derived from a polymorphic region of the HLA-DR beta 1*0101 chain presented by responder's antigen-presenting cells (APC). The dominant epitope recognized by the primed T cells corresponded to residue 21-42 and was presented by the responder's HLA-DR12 antigen. The DR1 peptide-reactive T cells express T cell receptor V beta 3. The results demonstrate that allopeptides derived from the processing and presentation of donor major histocompatibility complex molecules by host-derived APC trigger alloreactivity. The frequency of T cells engaged in the indirect pathway of allorecognition is about 100-fold lower than that of T cells participating in the direct recognition of native HLA-DR antigen. However, indirect allorecognition may play an important role in chronic allograft rejection, a phenomenon that is mediated by the activation of T helper cells and of alloantibody-producing B cells.
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June 01 1993
Contribution of direct and indirect recognition pathways to T cell alloreactivity.
Z Liu,
Z Liu
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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Y K Sun,
Y K Sun
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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Y P Xi,
Y P Xi
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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A Maffei,
A Maffei
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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E Reed,
E Reed
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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P Harris,
P Harris
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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N Suciu-Foca
N Suciu-Foca
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
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Z Liu
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
Y K Sun
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
Y P Xi
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
A Maffei
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
E Reed
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
P Harris
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
N Suciu-Foca
Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1993) 177 (6): 1643–1650.
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Z Liu, Y K Sun, Y P Xi, A Maffei, E Reed, P Harris, N Suciu-Foca; Contribution of direct and indirect recognition pathways to T cell alloreactivity.. J Exp Med 1 June 1993; 177 (6): 1643–1650. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.177.6.1643
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