Mimetics of a T cell epitope based on poly-N-acylated amine backbone structures induce T cells in vitro and in vivo |
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Authors: | Hin S Bianco A Zabel C Jung G Walden P |
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Institution: | Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité, Humboldt University, D-10089 Berlin, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Peptidomimetics of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted ovalbumin-derived T cell epitope SIINFEKL were generated by replacing parts of the peptide backbone by a poly-N-acylated amine (PAA) backbone with aromatic, heteroaromatic, and pseudoaromatic side chains that branch off of the main chain at the amine nitrogen. The structure of the PAAs was designed to position this side chain in the central epitope anchor pocket of the MHC molecule. A number of biologically active PAAs were found that induced cytolysis by the mouse cytotoxic T cell clone 4G3. Competition experiments with independent peptides that are known to bind to the restricting MHC molecule H-2K(b) suggest that the PAAs are bound by the MHC molecules at the same site as conventional peptide epitopes. The PAAs were active also in vivo and induced primary cytotoxic T cell responses in mice. |
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