Spatial and Temporal Control of T Cell Activation Using a Photoactivatable Agonist.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE(2018)
摘要
T lymphocytes engage in rapid, polarized signaling, occurring within minutes following TCR activation. This induces formation of the immunological synapse, a stereotyped cell-cell junction that regulates T cell activation and directionally targets effector responses. To study these processes effectively, an imaging approach that is tailored to capturing fast, polarized responses is necessary. This protocol describes such a system, which is based on a photoactivatable peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) that is non-stimulatory until it is exposed to ultraviolet light. Targeted decaging of this reagent during videomicroscopy experiments enables precise spatiotemporal control of TCR activation and high-resolution monitoring of subsequent cellular responses by total internal reflection (TIRF) imaging. This approach is also compatible with genetic and pharmacological perturbation strategies. This allows for the assembly of well-defined molecular pathways that link TCR signaling to the formation of the polarized cytoskeletal structures that underlie the immunological synapse.
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Immunology and Infection,Issue 134,T Lymphocytes,T Cell Receptor (TCR),Signal Transduction,Cell Polarity,Centrosome,Photochemistry,Major Histocompatibility Complex (Pmhc),Centrosome,Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRF),Immunology,Cell Biology
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