Table I.

Tetramer-binding avidity (KD) of TCR-transduced human T lymphocytes

 KD (KD = −1/slope determined by Scatchard plot) KD (determined by Tet association and Tet dissociation) Tet association Tet dissociation (inhibition with W6/32) kon calculation 
  KD = koff/kon t1/2 kob t1/2 koff kon = (kob − koff)/ligand concentration 
 nM nM Min min−1 min min−1 nM−1min−1 
CD4+ vα3WT 73 (slope: −0.014 ± 0.003) ≥414 5.2 (95% CI interval: 2.4 to ∞) 0.13 ± 0.06 2.4 (95% CI interval: 1.1 to ∞) 0.29 ± 0.13 ≤0.0007 
CD4+ vα3c-90 46 (slope: −0.032 ± 0.011) 100 ± 33 5.5 (95% CI interval: 3.2–18.9) 0.13 ± 0.04 10 (95% CI interval: 7.1–17.1) 0.07 ± 0.01 0.0007 ± 0.0001 
CD8+ vα3WT 19 (slope: −0.052 ± 0.003) 26 ± 7 8.1 (95% CI interval: 6.6–11.1) 0.85 ± 0.01 2.7 (95% CI interval: 1.6–9.3) 0.26 ± 0.07 0.01 ± 0.01 
CD8+ vα3c-90 15 (slope: −0.065 ± 0.008) 3 ± 1 7 (95% CI interval: 4.4–17.9) 0.99 ± 0.02 21.3 (95% CI interval: 12.5–72) 0.03 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.01 
CD8+ vα13-D3WT 14 (slope: −0.074 ± 0.026) 30 ± 3 8.3 (95% CI interval: 6.6–11.1) 0.08 ± 0.01 26.5 (95% CI interval: 7.8 to ∞) 0.03 ± 0.01 0.001 ± 0.001 
CD8+ vα13-D3c-90 12 (slope: −0.083 ± 0.043) 10 ± 1 7.1 (95% CI interval: 4.4–17.9) 0.1 ± 0.02 64 (95% CI interval: 10.8 to ∞) 0.01 ± 0.01 0.001 ± 0.001 
CD8+ vα21WT n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 
CD8+ vα21c-36 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 
 KD (KD = −1/slope determined by Scatchard plot) KD (determined by Tet association and Tet dissociation) Tet association Tet dissociation (inhibition with W6/32) kon calculation 
  KD = koff/kon t1/2 kob t1/2 koff kon = (kob − koff)/ligand concentration 
 nM nM Min min−1 min min−1 nM−1min−1 
CD4+ vα3WT 73 (slope: −0.014 ± 0.003) ≥414 5.2 (95% CI interval: 2.4 to ∞) 0.13 ± 0.06 2.4 (95% CI interval: 1.1 to ∞) 0.29 ± 0.13 ≤0.0007 
CD4+ vα3c-90 46 (slope: −0.032 ± 0.011) 100 ± 33 5.5 (95% CI interval: 3.2–18.9) 0.13 ± 0.04 10 (95% CI interval: 7.1–17.1) 0.07 ± 0.01 0.0007 ± 0.0001 
CD8+ vα3WT 19 (slope: −0.052 ± 0.003) 26 ± 7 8.1 (95% CI interval: 6.6–11.1) 0.85 ± 0.01 2.7 (95% CI interval: 1.6–9.3) 0.26 ± 0.07 0.01 ± 0.01 
CD8+ vα3c-90 15 (slope: −0.065 ± 0.008) 3 ± 1 7 (95% CI interval: 4.4–17.9) 0.99 ± 0.02 21.3 (95% CI interval: 12.5–72) 0.03 ± 0.01 0.01 ± 0.01 
CD8+ vα13-D3WT 14 (slope: −0.074 ± 0.026) 30 ± 3 8.3 (95% CI interval: 6.6–11.1) 0.08 ± 0.01 26.5 (95% CI interval: 7.8 to ∞) 0.03 ± 0.01 0.001 ± 0.001 
CD8+ vα13-D3c-90 12 (slope: −0.083 ± 0.043) 10 ± 1 7.1 (95% CI interval: 4.4–17.9) 0.1 ± 0.02 64 (95% CI interval: 10.8 to ∞) 0.01 ± 0.01 0.001 ± 0.001 
CD8+ vα21WT n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 
CD8+ vα21c-36 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 

n.d., not determined because of the loss of tetramer binding at 37°C as compared with 0°C.

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