J. Exp. Med.
Volume 184 December 1996 2207-2216

Identification of TRP-2 as a Human Tumor Antigen Recognized by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes

By Rong-Fu Wang, Ettore Appella, Yutaka Kawakami, Xiaoqiang Kang, and Steven A. Rosenberg

From the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892

The infusion of TIL586 along with interleukin-2 into the autologous patient with metastatic melanoma resulted in the objective regression of tumor. A gene encoding a tumor antigen recognized by TIL586 was previously isolated and shown to encode gp75 or TRP-1. Here we report that TRP-2 was identified as a second tumor antigen recognized by a HLA-A31- restricted CTL clone derived from the TIL586 cell line. The peptide LLPGGRPYR epitope was subsequently identified from the coding region of TRP-2 based on studies of the recognition of truncated TRP-2 cDNAs and the HLA-A31 binding motif. This epitope peptide was capable of sensitizing target cells for lysis by a CTL clone at 1 nM peptide concentration. Although some modified peptides could be recognized by the CTL clone, none were found to be better recognized by T cells than the parental peptide. Like other melamona differentiation antigens, TRP-2 was only expressed in melanoma, melanocytes, and retina, but not in other human tissues tested.

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