Mice with a diverse human T cell receptor repertoire selected on multiple HLA class I molecules
Abstract T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy is an effective cancer treatment. Ideally, the TCR should be of human origin and have optimal avidity, e.g., isolated from a tumor antigen-non-tolerant host. Previously, we developed ABab-A2 mice which carry human TCRα and TCRβ gene loci and the human leuk...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61306-y |
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| Summary: | Abstract T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy is an effective cancer treatment. Ideally, the TCR should be of human origin and have optimal avidity, e.g., isolated from a tumor antigen-non-tolerant host. Previously, we developed ABab-A2 mice which carry human TCRα and TCRβ gene loci and the human leukocyte antigen class I gene HLA-A*02:01 and are deficient for the corresponding mouse genes. Into these mice, we here introduce by PiggyBac transposon HLA-A*03:01, -A*11:01, -B*07:02, -B*15:01, -C*04:01, and -C*07:02 genes. These mice, termed ABab-I, exhibit increased peripheral CD8+ T cell counts and a higher CD8/CD4 ratio compared to ABab-A2 mice. ABab-I mice display a broader TCR repertoire with more unique V(D)J-TCRß clonotypes than ABab-A2 mice. Multi-HLA-I expression selected, on average, TCR with longer complementary determining region 3 (CDR3) compared to expression of a single HLA-I. ABab-I mice mount robust immune responses against viral, tumor-associated, and tumor-specific antigens. ABab-I mice allow simultaneous epitope and TCR discovery with broad HLA coverage, which could increase the number of cancer patients amenable to TCR-T treatments. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |