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Nowak I, Bochen P. The Antigen-Processing Pathway via Major Histocompatibility Complex I as a New Perspective in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2024; 72:aite-2024-0008. [PMID: 38478380 DOI: 10.2478/aite-2024-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Endometriosis is a debilitating gynecological disease defined as the presence of endometrium-like epithelium and/or stroma outside the uterine cavity. The most commonly affected sites are the pelvic peritoneum, ovaries, uterosacral ligaments, and the rectovaginal septum. The aberrant tissue responds to hormonal stimulation, undergoing cyclical growth and shedding similar to appropriately located endometrial tissue in the uterus. Common symptoms of endometriosis are painful periods and ovulation, severe pelvic cramping, heavy bleeding, pain during sex, urination and bowel pain, bleeding, and pain between periods. Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Sampson's theory of retrograde menstruation is considered to be the most accepted. This theory assumes that endometriosis occurs due to the retrograde flow of endometrial cells through the fallopian tubes during menstruation. However, it has been shown that this process takes place in 90% of women, while endometriosis is diagnosed in only 10% of them. This means that there must be a mechanism that blocks the immune system from removing endometrial cells and interferes with its function, leading to implantation of the ectopic endometrium and the formation of lesions. In this review, we consider the contribution of components of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-I-mediated antigen-processing pathway, such as the ERAP, TAP, LMP, LNPEP, and tapasin, to the susceptibility, onset, and severity of endometriosis. These elements can induce significant changes in MHC-I-bound peptidomes that may influence the response of immune cells to ectopic endometrial cells.
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- Izabela Nowak
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue, Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics and Tissue, Immunology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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Wong-Benito V, de Rijke J, Dixon B. Antigen presentation in vertebrates: Structural and functional aspects. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 144:104702. [PMID: 37116963 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Antigen presentation is a key process of the immune system and is responsible for the activation of T cells. The main characters are the major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) and class II (MHC-II) molecules, and accessory proteins that act as chaperones for these glycoproteins. Current knowledge of this process and also the elucidation of the structural features of these proteins, has been extensively reviewed in humans. Unfortunately, this is not the case for non-human species, wherein the function and structural characteristic of the antigen presentation proteins is far from being understood. The majority of previous studies in non-human species, especially in teleost fish and lower vertebrates, are limited to the transcriptomic level, which leads to gaps in the knowledge about the functional process of antigen presentation in these species. This review summarizes what is known so far about antigen presentation pathways in vertebrates from a structural and functional perspective. The focus is not only on the MHC receptors, but also, on the forgotten characters of these pathways such as the proteins of the peptide loading complex, and the MHC-II chaperone invariant chain.
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Borden ES, Buetow KH, Wilson MA, Hastings KT. Cancer Neoantigens: Challenges and Future Directions for Prediction, Prioritization, and Validation. Front Oncol 2022; 12:836821. [PMID: 35311072 PMCID: PMC8929516 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.836821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Prioritization of immunogenic neoantigens is key to enhancing cancer immunotherapy through the development of personalized vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, and the prediction of response to immune checkpoint inhibition. Neoantigens are tumor-specific proteins that allow the immune system to recognize and destroy a tumor. Cancer immunotherapies, such as personalized cancer vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibition, rely on an understanding of the patient-specific neoantigen profile in order to guide personalized therapeutic strategies. Genomic approaches to predicting and prioritizing immunogenic neoantigens are rapidly expanding, raising new opportunities to advance these tools and enhance their clinical relevance. Predicting neoantigens requires acquisition of high-quality samples and sequencing data, followed by variant calling and variant annotation. Subsequently, prioritizing which of these neoantigens may elicit a tumor-specific immune response requires application and integration of tools to predict the expression, processing, binding, and recognition potentials of the neoantigen. Finally, improvement of the computational tools is held in constant tension with the availability of datasets with validated immunogenic neoantigens. The goal of this review article is to summarize the current knowledge and limitations in neoantigen prediction, prioritization, and validation and propose future directions that will improve personalized cancer treatment.
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- Elizabeth S Borden
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, United States.,Department of Research and Internal Medicine (Dermatology), Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.,Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.,Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, United States.,Department of Research and Internal Medicine (Dermatology), Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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de Sousa E, Lérias JR, Beltran A, Paraschoudi G, Condeço C, Kamiki J, António PA, Figueiredo N, Carvalho C, Castillo-Martin M, Wang Z, Ligeiro D, Rao M, Maeurer M. Targeting Neoepitopes to Treat Solid Malignancies: Immunosurgery. Front Immunol 2021; 12:592031. [PMID: 34335558 PMCID: PMC8320363 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.592031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Successful outcome of immune checkpoint blockade in patients with solid cancers is in part associated with a high tumor mutational burden (TMB) and the recognition of private neoantigens by T-cells. The quality and quantity of target recognition is determined by the repertoire of ‘neoepitope’-specific T-cell receptors (TCRs) in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), or peripheral T-cells. Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), produced by T-cells and other immune cells, is essential for controlling proliferation of transformed cells, induction of apoptosis and enhancing human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression, thereby increasing immunogenicity of cancer cells. TCR αβ-dependent therapies should account for tumor heterogeneity and availability of the TCR repertoire capable of reacting to neoepitopes and functional HLA pathways. Immunogenic epitopes in the tumor-stroma may also be targeted to achieve tumor-containment by changing the immune-contexture in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Non protein-coding regions of the tumor-cell genome may also contain many aberrantly expressed, non-mutated tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) capable of eliciting productive anti-tumor immune responses. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) and/or RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) of cancer tissue, combined with several layers of bioinformatic analysis is commonly used to predict possible neoepitopes present in clinical samples. At the ImmunoSurgery Unit of the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (CCU), a pipeline combining several tools is used for predicting private mutations from WES and RNA-Seq data followed by the construction of synthetic peptides tailored for immunological response assessment reflecting the patient’s tumor mutations, guided by MHC typing. Subsequent immunoassays allow the detection of differential IFN-γ production patterns associated with (intra-tumoral) spatiotemporal differences in TIL or peripheral T-cells versus TIL. These bioinformatics tools, in addition to histopathological assessment, immunological readouts from functional bioassays and deep T-cell ‘adaptome’ analyses, are expected to advance discovery and development of next-generation personalized precision medicine strategies to improve clinical outcomes in cancer in the context of i) anti-tumor vaccination strategies, ii) gauging mutation-reactive T-cell responses in biological therapies and iii) expansion of tumor-reactive T-cells for the cellular treatment of patients with cancer.
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- Eric de Sousa
- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Champalimaud Clinical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Digestive Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Digestive Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), Applied Adaptome Immunology Institute, Nanjing, China
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- Lisbon Centre for Blood and Transplantation, Instituto Português do Sangue e Transplantação (IPST), Lisbon, Portugal
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- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ImmunoSurgery Unit, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal.,I Medical Clinic, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Sever L, Vo NTK, Bols NC, Dixon B. Tapasin's protein interactions in the rainbow trout peptide-loading complex. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 81:262-270. [PMID: 29253558 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I receptors play a key role in the immune system by presenting non-self peptides to T cell lymphocytes. In humans, the assembly of the MHC class I with a peptide is mediated by machinery in the endoplasmic reticulum referred as the peptide loading complex (PLC). Although, the identity of the PLC has been widely explored in humans, this complex has not been characterized in fish. Co-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the protein-protein interactions which exist in the human PLC are conserved in the monocyte/macrophage rainbow trout cell line (RTS11), in particular the interaction of tapasin with the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP), MHC class I and ERp57. Importantly, a 20 kDa tapasin version that contains an intact C and N terminal domains was found to associate with ERp57 and form a 75 kDa heterodimer. These results suggest a possible novel alternative spliced version of tapasin may regulate the formation of the peptide-loading complex in teleosts.
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- Lital Sever
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W. Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W. Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W. Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W. Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Shionoya Y, Kanaseki T, Miyamoto S, Tokita S, Hongo A, Kikuchi Y, Kochin V, Watanabe K, Horibe R, Saijo H, Tsukahara T, Hirohashi Y, Takahashi H, Sato N, Torigoe T. Loss of tapasin in human lung and colon cancer cells and escape from tumor-associated antigen-specific CTL recognition. Oncoimmunology 2017; 6:e1274476. [PMID: 28344889 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1274476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) lyse target cells after recognizing the complexes of peptides and MHC class I molecules (pMHC I) on cell surfaces. Tapasin is an essential component of the peptide-loading complex (PLC) and its absence influences the surface repertoire of MHC class I peptides. In the present study, we assessed tapasin expression in 85 primary tumor lesions of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, demonstrating that tapasin expression positively correlated with patient survival. CD8+ T-cell infiltration of tumor lesions was synergistically observed with tapasin expression and correlated positively with survival. To establish a direct link between loss of tapasin and CTL recognition in human cancer models, we targeted the tapasin gene by CRISPR/Cas9 system and generated tapasin-deficient variants of human lung as well as colon cancer cells. We induced the CTLs recognizing endogenous tumor-associated antigens (TAA), survivin or cep55, and they responded to each tapasin-proficient wild type. In contrast, both CTL lines ignored the tapasin-deficient variants despite their antigen expression. Moreover, the adoptive transfer of the cep55-specific CTL line failed to prevent tumor growth in mice bearing the tapasin-deficient variant. Loss of tapasin most likely limited antigen processing of TAAs and led to escape from TAA-specific CTL recognition. Tapasin expression is thus a key for CTL surveillance against human cancers.
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- Yosuke Shionoya
- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan; Research and Development Division, Medical and Biological Laboratories Company, Limited, Ina, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University , Sapporo, Japan
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Seliger B. Molecular mechanisms of HLA class I-mediated immune evasion of human tumors and their role in resistance to immunotherapies. HLA 2016; 88:213-220. [PMID: 27659281 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although the human immune system can recognize and eradicate tumor cells, tumors have also been shown to develop different strategies to escape immune surveillance, which has been described for the first time in different mouse models. The evasion of immune recognition was often associated with a poor prognosis and reduced survival of patients. During the last years the molecular mechanisms, which protect tumor cells from this immune attack, have been identified and appear to be more complex than initially expected. However, next to the composition of cellular, soluble and physical components of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor cells changes to limit immune responses. Of particular importance are classical and non-classical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I antigens, which often showed a deregulated expression in cancers of distinct origin. Furthermore, HLA class I abnormalities were linked to defects in the interferon signaling, which have both been shown to be essential for mounting immune responses and are involved in resistances to T cell-based immunotherapies. Therefore this review summarizes the expression, regulation, function and clinical relevance of HLA class I antigens in association with the interferon signal transduction pathway and its role in adaptive resistances to immunotherapies.
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- B Seliger
- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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Porter KM, Hermann C, Traherne JA, Boyle LH. TAPBPR isoforms exhibit altered association with MHC class I. Immunology 2014; 142:289-99. [PMID: 24444341 PMCID: PMC4008236 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The tapasin-related protein TAPBPR is a novel component of the antigen processing and presentation pathway, which binds to MHC class I coupled with β2-microglobulin. We describe six alternatively spliced TAPBPR transcripts from the TAPBPL gene and investigate three of these at a protein level. TAPBPR transcripts lacking exon 5 result in loss of the membrane proximal IgC domain and loss of ability to bind to MHC class I. Alternative acceptor and donor splice sites in exon 4 of TAPBPR altered the reading frame in the IgV domain and produced a truncated TAPBPR product. An additional exon in the TAPBPL gene was identified that encodes extra residues in the cytoplasmic tail of TAPBPR. This longer TAPBPR protein interacted with MHC class I but was attenuated in its ability to down-regulate surface expression of MHC class I. The abundance of these alternative transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and dendritic cells suggests an important role of TAPBPR isoforms in vivo.
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- Keith M Porter
- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome TrustCambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome TrustCambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome TrustCambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Wellcome TrustCambridge, UK
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Sever L, Vo NTK, Bols NC, Dixon B. Expression of tapasin in rainbow trout tissues and cell lines and up regulation in a monocyte/macrophage cell line (RTS11) by a viral mimic and viral infection. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 44:86-93. [PMID: 24321527 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Tapasin is a transmembrane glycoprotein that acts as a bridge between the transporter associated with antigen processing and the MHC class I receptor in mammals. Through the development of antibody against trout tapasin, this report demonstrates the detection of trout tapasin as a N-glycosylated 48 kDa protein. Tissue and cell line distribution revealed that tapasin protein is expressed mainly in immune system organs and in rainbow trout epithelial cell lines from gill (RTgill-W1), liver (RTL-W1), and intestine (RTgutGC). An additional 20 kDa band was observed in tissues and cell lines, and appeared to be most prominent in RTgutGC but was absent in peripheral blood leukocytes. Tapasin 48 kDa protein was most strongly expressed in RTS11 (monocyte/macrophage cell line) and its regulation following dsRNA stimulation was explored. Upon poly I:C treatment and Chum Salmon Reovirus (CSV) infection, tapasin protein expression was upregulated up to 3.5 fold and 3 fold respectively, in parallel with increased expression of the glycosylated MH class I heavy chain, whereas the expression of the 20 kDa form remained unchanged. Overall this work demonstrates the induction of tapasin protein by dsRNA stimulation, which implies its possible conserved regulation during viral infection in teleost cells.
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- Lital Sever
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Hastings KT. GILT: Shaping the MHC Class II-Restricted Peptidome and CD4(+) T Cell-Mediated Immunity. Front Immunol 2013; 4:429. [PMID: 24409178 PMCID: PMC3885806 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The MHC class II-restricted antigen processing pathway generates peptide:MHC complexes in the endocytic pathway for the activation of CD4(+) T cells. Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) reduces protein disulfide bonds in the endocytic compartment, thereby exposing buried epitopes for MHC class II binding and presentation. T cell hybridoma responses and elution of MHC class II bound peptides have identified GILT-dependent epitopes, GILT-independent epitopes, and epitopes that are more efficiently presented in the absence of GILT termed GILT-prevented epitopes. GILT-mediated alteration in the MHC class II-restricted peptidome modulates T cell development in the thymus and peripheral tolerance and influences the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. Recent studies suggest an emerging role for GILT in the response to pathogens and cancer survival.
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- Karen Taraszka Hastings
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine , Phoenix, AZ , USA
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Beutler N, Hauka S, Niepel A, Kowalewski DJ, Uhlmann J, Ghanem E, Erkelenz S, Wiek C, Hanenberg H, Schaal H, Stevanović S, Springer S, Momburg F, Hengel H, Halenius A. A natural tapasin isoform lacking exon 3 modifies peptide loading complex function. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:1459-69. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Nele Beutler
- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Jacobs University Bremen; Bremen; Germany
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- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Institute for Virology; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Düsseldorf; Germany
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- Department of Immunology; Institute for Cell Biology; University of Tübingen; Tübingen; Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Jacobs University Bremen; Bremen; Germany
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- Division of Translational Immunology (D015); German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Heidelberg; Germany
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Simone LC, Georgesen CJ, Simone PD, Wang X, Solheim JC. Productive association between MHC class I and tapasin requires the tapasin transmembrane/cytosolic region and the tapasin C-terminal Ig-like domain. Mol Immunol 2012; 49:628-39. [PMID: 22169163 PMCID: PMC3249531 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The current model of antigen assembly with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules posits that interactions between the tapasin N-terminal immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain and the MHC class I peptide-binding groove permit tapasin to regulate antigen selection. Much less is known regarding interactions that might involve the tapasin C-terminal Ig-like domain. Additionally, the tapasin transmembrane/cytoplasmic region enables tapasin to bridge the MHC class I molecule to the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). In this investigation, we made use of two tapasin mutants to determine the relative contribution of the tapasin C-terminal Ig-like domain and the tapasin transmembrane/cytoplasmic region to the assembly of MHC class I molecules. Deletion of a loop within the tapasin C-terminal Ig-like domain (Δ334-342) prevented tapasin association with the MHC class I molecule K(d). Although tapasin Δ334-342 did not increase the efficiency of K(d) folding, K(d) surface expression was enhanced on cells expressing this mutant relative to tapasin-deficient cells. In contrast to tapasin Δ334-342, a soluble tapasin mutant lacking the transmembrane/cytoplasmic region retained the ability to bind to K(d) molecules, but did not facilitate K(d) surface expression. Furthermore, when soluble tapasin and tapasin Δ334-342 were co-expressed, soluble tapasin had a dominant negative effect on the folding and surface expression of not only K(d), but also D(b) and K(b). In addition, our molecular modeling of the MHC class I-tapasin interface revealed novel potential interactions involving tapasin residues 334-342. Together, these findings demonstrate that the tapasin C-terminal and transmembrane/cytoplasmic regions are critical to tapasin's capacity to associate effectively with the MHC class I molecule.
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- Laura C. Simone
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, United States
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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Hastings KT, Cresswell P. Disulfide reduction in the endocytic pathway: immunological functions of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:657-68. [PMID: 21506690 PMCID: PMC3125571 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is constitutively expressed in most antigen presenting cells and is interferon γ inducible in other cell types via signal transducer and activator of transcription 1. Normally, N- and C-terminal propeptides are cleaved in the early endosome, and the mature protein resides in late endosomes and lysosomes. Correspondingly, GILT has maximal reductase activity at an acidic pH. Monocyte differentiation via Toll-like receptor 4 triggers secretion of a disulfide-linked dimer of the enzymatically active precursor, which may contribute to inflammation. GILT facilitates major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted processing through reduction of protein disulfide bonds in the endocytic pathway and is hypothesized to expose buried epitopes for MHC class II binding. GILT can also facilitate the transfer of disulfide-containing antigens into the cytosol, enhancing their cross-presentation by MHC class I. A variety of antigens are strongly influenced by GILT-mediated reduction, including hen egg lysozyme, melanocyte differentiation antigens, and viral envelope glycoproteins. In addition, GILT is conserved among lower eukaryotes and likely has additional functions. For example, GILT expression increases the stability of superoxide dismutase 2 and decreases reactive oxygen species, which correlates with decreased cellular proliferation. It is also a critical host factor for infection with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karen Taraszka Hastings
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona 85004,
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