Conserved allomorphs of MR1 drive specificity of MR1-restricted TCRs
T. V. Cornforth, N. A. Moyo, S. Cole, E. Lam, T. Lobry, R. Wolchinsky, A. Lloyd, K. Ward, E. M. Denham, G. S. Besra, N. Veerapen, P. T. Illing, J. P. Vivian, J. M. Raynes, J. Le Nours, , J. Dukes
The paper shows that MR1-restricted TCRs recognize an allelic variant of MR1 (MR1*04) present in healthy individuals, indicating that these TCRs are not cancer-specific and may react to both cancer and healthy cells.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2023Cancer Biology