Table 3. Half-life and relative efficiency of T cell activation for each T cell hybridoma pair at different epitope densities.
| TCR | Ligand | Half-life,*min | Relative T cell activation at low epitope density† | Relative T cell activation at high epitope density† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N30.7 | Kb/VSV | 5.1 ± 0.7 | 1 | 1.28 ± 0.194 |
| G97A | Kb/VSV | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 1.38 ± 0.012 | 1.35 ± 0.137 |
| G97/99A | Kb/VSV | 9.5 ± 2.1 | 0.16 ± 0.018 | 0.75 ± 0.135 |
| G99A | Kb/VSV | 10.8 ± 3.7 | 0.21 ± 0.039 | 1.23 ± 0.31 |
| V98L | Kb/VSV | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.14 ± 0.040 | 0.11 ± 0.011 |
| V98D | Kb/VSV | NA | 0.12 ± 0.026 | 0.08 ± 0.024 |
TCR-ligand interaction half-lives were previously measured with H-2Kb/VSV tetramers (19). NA, not applicable because V98D does not bind H-2Kb/VSV.
Relative T cell activation values were obtained from IL-2 release results in response to either R8 or L-Kb-high APCs pulsed with 10 μM VSV-peptide. A relative value of 1 has been given to the IL-2 release of WT N30.7 TCR bearing T cell hybridoma in response to R8 APCs pulsed with 10 μM VSV-peptide.