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  • T cells are critical for a functioning adaptive immune response and a strong correlation exists between T cell responses and T cell receptor (TCR): peptide-loaded MHC (pMHC) binding. Studies that utilize pMHC tetramer, multimers, and assays of three-dimensional (3D) affinity have provided advancements in our understanding of T cell responses across different diseases. However, these technologies focus on higher affinity and avidity T cells while missing the lower affinity responders. Lower affinity TCRs in expanded polyclonal populations almost always constitute a significant proportion of the response with cells mediating different effector functions associated with variation in the proportion of high and low affinity T cells. Since lower affinity T cells expand and are functional, a fully inclusive view of T cell responses is required to accurately interpret the role of affinity for adaptive T cell immunity. For example, low affinity T cells are capable of inducing autoimmune disease and T cells with an intermediate affinity have been shown to exhibit an optimal anti-tumor response. Here, we focus on how affinity of the TCR may relate to T cell phenotype and provide examples where 2D affinity influences functional outcomes.
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?:doi
  • 10.3390/ijms21217969
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?:journal
  • Int_J_Mol_Sci
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  • cc-by
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/2851ffe9f172c5b0d527afa8ed90e3fc5eae91dc.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7662510.xml.json
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?:pmid
  • 33120989.0
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  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • Relationship of 2D Affinity to T Cell Functional Outcomes
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?:year
  • 2020-10-27

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