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ArticleScientific reports2024

Broadening alloselectivity of T cell receptors by structure guided engineering.

Vijaykumar Karuppiah, Dhaval Sangani, Lorraine Whaley, Robert Pengelly, Pelin Uluocak, Ricardo J Carreira, Miriam Hock, Pietro Della Cristina, Paulina Bartasun, Paula Dobrinic and 4 more

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14 authors.

Vijaykumar KaruppiahImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK. Vijaykumar.Karuppiah@immunocore.com.
Dhaval SanganiImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Lorraine WhaleyImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Robert PengellyImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Pelin UluocakImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Ricardo J CarreiraImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Miriam HockImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Pietro Della CristinaImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Paulina BartasunImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Paula DobrinicImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Nicola SmithImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Keir BarnbrookImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Ross A RobinsonImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK.
Stephen HarperImmunocore Ltd, 92 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY, UK. Stephen.Harper@immunocore.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specificity of a T cell receptor (TCR) is determined by the combination of its interactions to the peptide and human leukocyte antigen (HLA). TCR-based therapeutic molecules have to date targeted a single peptide in the context of a single HLA allele. Some peptides are presented on multiple HLA alleles, and by engineering TCRs for specific recognition of more than one allele, there is potential to expand the targetable patient population. Here, as a proof of concept, we studied two TCRs, S2 and S8, binding to the PRAME peptide antigen (ELFSYLIEK) presented by HLA alleles HLA-A*03:01 and HLA-A*11:01. By structure-guided affinity maturation targeting a specific residue on the HLA surface, we show that the affinity of the TCR can be modulated for different alleles. Using a combination of affinity maturation and functional T cell assay, we demonstrate that an engineered TCR can target the same peptide on two different HLA alleles with similar affinity and potency. This work highlights the importance of engineering alloselectivity for designing TCR based therapeutics suitable for differing global populations.

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Protein EngineeringReceptors, Antigen, T-CellAllelesHLA-A AntigensHumansPeptidesProtein BindingT-LymphocytesHLA-A AntigensPeptidesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellAffinity maturationAlloselectivityHLAPRAMEStructure-guided engineeringT cell receptor

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PMID39500929
PMCPMC11538495

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