Designing TCR for cancer immunotherapy

RH Voss, J Kuball, M Theobald - Adoptive immunotherapy: methods and …, 2005 - Springer
RH Voss, J Kuball, M Theobald
Adoptive immunotherapy: methods and protocols, 2005Springer
Reprogramming T-cell populations by T-cell receptor (TCR) gene transfer is a new
therapeutic tool for adoptive tumor immunotherapy. Gene transfer of human leukocyte
antigen (HLA)-transgenic mice-derived TCR into human T-cells allows the circumvention of
tolerance to tumor-associated (self) antigens (TAA). This chapter reports on the identification
of the α and β chains of the heterodimeric TCR derived from a mouse T-cell clone. The
related DNA fragments are inserted into a retroviral vector for heterologous expression of the …
Abstract
Reprogramming T-cell populations by T-cell receptor (TCR) gene transfer is a new therapeutic tool for adoptive tumor immunotherapy. Gene transfer of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-transgenic mice-derived TCR into human T-cells allows the circumvention of tolerance to tumor-associated (self) antigens (TAA). This chapter reports on the identification of the α and β chains of the heterodimeric TCR derived from a mouse T-cell clone. The related DNA fragments are inserted into a retroviral vector for heterologous expression of the TAA-specific TCR in human T-cells. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based cloning protocols are provided for the tailor-made customization of murine TCR. We describe the humanization and chimerization of such TCR as well as their expression in human T-cells.
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