Recognition and lysis of human melanoma by a CD3+, CD4+, CD8- T-cell clone restricted by HLA-A2.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The in vitro cytotoxic response to human melanoma is characterized by CD3+ CD8+ T-cells which recognize shared peptide antigens presented in the context of HLA class-I-encoded gene products. We report here studies of a CD3+, CD4+, CD8-, HLA-A2-restricted, melanoma-specific cytotoxic T-cell clone derived by limiting dilution from a T-cell line induced in PBLs from a melanoma patient following in vitro stimulation with an HLA-A2-matched melanoma cell line. The CD4+ cytotoxic T-cell clone is lytic only for melanomas which share the HLA-A2 allele, and the cytotoxicity is blocked by antibody to the T-cell receptor and by antibody to HLA class I. The clone proliferates only following stimulation with HLA-A2-matched melanoma tumor cells. The data suggest that cytotoxic CD4+ T-cells may play a significant role in immunity to melanoma, and HLA class-I-restricted recognition of melanoma may not necessarily require the CD8 molecule on the lytic T-cell.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Darrow, TL; Abdel-Wahab, Z; Quinn-Allen, MA; Seigler, HF
Published Date
- August 25, 1996
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 172 / 1
Start / End Page
- 52 - 59
PubMed ID
- 8806806
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0008-8749
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1006/cimm.1996.0214
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands