The 3D affinities of the OT-I TCR to foreign and self-antigens predict their 2D affinities and reveal imperfect antigen discrimination
Anna Gesine Huhn, Mikhail A. Kutuzov, Keir Maclean, Lion F. K. Uhl, Jagdish N. Mahale, Audrey Gérard, P. Anton van der Merwe, Omer Dushek
This paper measures 3D affinities of the OT-I TCR to 19 pMHC complexes and finds they strongly correlate with 2D membrane affinities, revealing imperfect antigen discrimination.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2025 · PreprintImmunology