TCR avidity: it's not how strong you make it, it's how you make it strong

被引:30
作者
Margulies, DH [1 ]
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[1] NIAID, Mol Biol Sect, Immunol Lab, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1038/90601
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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Unlike the BCR, the TCR cannot undergo affinity maturation. However T cells respond with greater sensitivity to antigen during an immune response. New evidence suggests T cells undergo avidity maturation to enhance T cell responsiveness in the absence of changes in intrinsic affinity.
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