Antigen recognition, IFN-γ production and TCR-ligand binding for IASA-YIPSAEK(ABA)I (wt) and variants on cloned CTL. The normalized relative antigenic activities (cytotoxicity) and TCR-ligand binding at 26°C are shown as open and full bars, respectively (a), and the IFN-γ production as open bars (b). All values were normalized relative to IASA-YIPSAEK(ABA)I. The cases for which the CTL response was ⩾5-fold lower than TCR-ligand binding are shown in red and those for which it was ⩾5-fold higher in green. TCR antagonists are shown in purple. The variants tested include IASA-YIASAEK(ABA)I (P255A), IASA-YIPSAAK(ABA)I (E258A), IASA-YISSAEK(ABA)I (P255S), IASA-YIPAAEK(ABA)I (S256A), IASA-YILSAEK(ABA)I (P255L), and the CTL clones T1, S14, and S17. Some of the experiments were performed in the presence of SF1-1.1.1 Fab′. Each experiment was performed in triplicates and the mean values and standard deviations were calculated from at least two experiments.