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. 1997 Feb 3;185(3):393–404. doi: 10.1084/jem.185.3.393

Table 4.

Comparison of the Binding Constants for the Interactions of the TCR, CD2, CD4, and CD28 with Their Respective Ligands

Interaction kon (M−1s−1) koff (s−1) K d * (μM) References
TCR binding peptide–MHC
2B4 TCR–MCC peptide plus I-Ek      900–1,700 0.057–0.09      5–50 (70, 71)
2C TCR–p2C peptide plus Ld 11,000–210,000 0.006–0.026 0.1–0.5 (72, 73)
42.12 TCR–OVA peptide plus Kb 3,100 0.02      7–19 (22)
CD2–CD58 ⩾400,000 ⩾4      9–22 (27)
CD4–MHC class II ⩾3 (74, 75)
CD28–CD80 ⩾660,000 ⩾1.6 4 Present study
*

K d values shown were obtained by equilibrium binding, but the range of K d values shown for TCR interactions includes some values calculated from the koff and kon.