由HLA-DQ8呈现的T细胞对本地和拼接自身抗原的交叉反应的结构基础

Mai T Tran1, Jia Jia Lim1, Tiing Jen Loh1

  • 1Infection and Immunity Program & Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

概括

1型糖尿病中的T细胞受体对混合胰岛素 (HIP) 和本源胰岛素表位物进行交叉反应. 结构和突变研究揭示了驱动这种交叉反应性的关键残留物,为自身免疫性疾病机制提供了洞察力.

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