Activation of the TCR complex by peptide-MHC and superantigens.
Activation of the TCR complex by peptide-MHC and superantigens.
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10.1007/978-3-0348-0726-5_2
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2014
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C. Louis-dit-Sully;B. Blumenthal;M. Duchniewicz;Katharina Beck-García;Gina J. Fiala;Esmeralda Beck-García;Markus Mukenhirn;S. Minguet;W. Schamel
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C. Louis-dit-Sully;B. Blumenthal;M. Duchniewicz;Katharina Beck-García;Gina J. Fiala;Esmeralda Beck-García;Markus Mukenhirn;S. Minguet;W. Schamel
Drug hypersensitivity reactions are immune mediated, with T lymphocytes being stimulated by the drugs via their T-cell antigen receptor (TCR). In the nonpathogenic state, the TCR is activated by foreign peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex molecules (pMHC). Foreign pMHC binds with sufficient affinity to TCRαβ and thereby elicits phosphorylation of the cytoplasmic tails of the TCRαβ-associated CD3 subunits. The process is called TCR triggering. In this review, we discuss the current models of TCR triggering and which drug properties are crucial for TCR stimulation. The underlying molecular mechanisms mostly include pMHC-induced exposure of the CD3 cytoplasmic tails or alterations of the kinase-phosphatase equilibrium in the vicinity of CD3. In this review, we also discuss triggering of the TCR by small chemical compounds in context of these general mechanisms.