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Cloutier M, Fortin JS, Thibodeau J. The transmembrane domain and luminal C-terminal region independently support invariant chain trimerization and assembly with MHCII into nonamers. BMC Immunol 2021; 22:56. [PMID: 34384367 PMCID: PMC8362237 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-021-00444-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Background Invariant chain (CD74, Ii) is a multifunctional protein expressed in antigen presenting cells. It assists the ER exit of various cargos and serves as a receptor for the macrophage migration inhibitory factor. The newly translated Ii chains trimerize, a structural feature that is not readily understood in the context of its MHCII chaperoning function. Two segments of Ii, the luminal C-terminal region (TRIM) and the transmembrane domain (TM), have been shown to participate in the trimerization process but their relative importance and impact on the assembly with MHCII molecules remains debated. Here, we addressed the requirement of these domains in the trimerization of human Ii as well as in the oligomerization with MHCII molecules. We used site-directed mutagenesis to generate series of Ii and DR mutants. These were transiently transfected in HEK293T cells to test their cell surface expression and analyse their interactions by co-immunoprecipitations. Results Our results showed that the TRIM domain is not essential for Ii trimerization nor for intracellular trafficking with MHCII molecules. We also gathered evidence that in the absence of TM, TRIM allows the formation of multi-subunit complexes with HLA-DR. Similarly, in the absence of TRIM, Ii can assemble into high-order structures with MHCII molecules. Conclusions Altogether, our data show that trimerization of Ii through either TM or TRIM sustains nonameric complex formation with MHCII molecules. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12865-021-00444-6.
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- Maryse Cloutier
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Succ Centre-Ville, CP 6128, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Succ Centre-Ville, CP 6128, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Succ Centre-Ville, CP 6128, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Cloutier M, Gauthier C, Fortin JS, Genève L, Kim K, Gruenheid S, Kim J, Thibodeau J. ER egress of invariant chain isoform p35 requires direct binding to MHCII molecules and is inhibited by the NleA virulence factor of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Hum Immunol 2015; 76:292-6. [PMID: 25731712 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Four invariant chain (Ii) isoforms assist the folding and trafficking of human MHC class II (MHCIIs). The main isoforms, Iip33 and Iip35, assemble in the ER into homo- and/or hetero-trimers. The sequential binding of up to three MHCII αβ heterodimers to Ii trimers results in the formation of pentamers, heptamers and nonamers. MHCIIs are required to overcome the p35-encoded di-arginine (RxR) ER retention motif and to allow anterograde trafficking of the complex. Here, we show that inactivation of the RxR motif requires a direct cis interaction between p35 and the MHCII, precluding ER egress of some unsaturated Ii trimers. Interestingly, as opposed to MHCII/p33 complexes, those including p35 remained in the ER when co-expressed with the NleA protein of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Taken together, our results demonstrate that p35 influences distinctively MHCII/Ii assembly and trafficking.
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- Maryse Cloutier
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, M.I.N.D. Institute, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill Life Sciences Complex, Bellini Pavilion, Montreal, Qué., Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Medical Center, M.I.N.D. Institute, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada.
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The invariant chain p35 isoform promotes formation of nonameric complexes with MHC II molecules. Immunol Cell Biol 2014; 92:553-6. [PMID: 24638068 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2014.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Four different isoforms of the human invariant chain (Ii) have been described (p33, p35, p41 and p43). These heterotrimerize in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) before associating with MHC class II molecules (MHCIIs). However, the final stoichiometry of the Ii/MHCII complex remains debated. This is particularly interesting as both p35 and p43 include a di-arginine motif that requires masking by MHCII to allow ER egress. Here, to functionally address the requirement for stoichiometric interactions, we used a recombinant DR heterodimer bearing its own cytoplasmic di-lysine ER-retention motif (DRKKAA). When coexpressed with p33 and a control myc-tagged DR (DRmyc), DRKKAA was retained in the ER but had little impact on surface expression of DRmyc. However, when coexpressed with p35, DRKKAA restricted the surface expression of DRmyc, indicating that Ii trimers can be loaded with more than one MHCII. Similar results were obtained using HLA-DQ instead of DRmyc, showing that a single trimeric Ii scaffold can include distinct MHCII isotypes. Altogether, these results demonstrate that the subunit stoichiometry of oligomeric Ii/MHCII complexes is influenced by p35.
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Fortin JS, Genève L, Gauthier C, Shoukry NH, Azar GA, Younes S, Yassine-Diab B, Sékaly RP, Fremont DH, Thibodeau J. MMTV superantigens coerce an unconventional topology between the TCR and MHC class II. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:1896-906. [PMID: 24453254 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mouse mammary tumor virus superantigens (vSAGs) are notorious for defying structural characterization, and a consensus has yet to be reached regarding their ability to bridge the TCR to MHC class II (MHCII). In this study, we determined the topology of the T cell signaling complex by examining the respective relation of vSAG7 with the MHCII molecule, MHCII-associated peptide, and TCR. We used covalently linked peptide/MHCII complexes to demonstrate that vSAG presentation is tolerant to variation in the protruding side chains of the peptide, but can be sensitive to the nature of the protruding N-terminal extension. An original approach in which vSAG was covalently linked to either MHCII chain confirmed that vSAG binds outside the peptide binding groove. Also, whereas the C-terminal vSAG segment binds to the MHCII α-chain in a conformation-sensitive manner, the membrane-proximal N-terminal domain binds the β-chain. Because both moieties of the mature vSAG remain noncovalently associated after processing, our results suggest that vSAG crosslinks MHCII molecules. Comparing different T cell hybridomas, we identified key residues on the MHCII α-chain that are differentially recognized by the CDR3β when engaged by vSAG. Finally, we show that the highly conserved tyrosine residue found in the vSAg TGXY motif is required for T cell activation. Our results reveal a novel SAG/MHCII/TCR architecture in which vSAGs coerce a near-canonical docking between MHCII and TCR that allows eschewing of traditional CDR3 binding with the associated peptide in favor of MHCII α-chain binding. Our findings highlight the plasticity of the TCR CDRs.
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- Jean-Simon Fortin
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec HC3 3J7, Canada
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Gauvreau ME, Côté MH, Bourgeois-Daigneault MC, Rivard LD, Xiu F, Brunet A, Shaw A, Steimle V, Thibodeau J. Sorting of MHC class II molecules into exosomes through a ubiquitin-independent pathway. Traffic 2009; 10:1518-27. [PMID: 19566897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.00948.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) molecules accumulate in exocytic vesicles, called exosomes, which are secreted by antigen presenting cells. These vesicles are released following the fusion of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) with the plasma membrane. The molecular mechanisms regulating cargo selection remain to be fully characterized. As ubiquitination of the MHC-II beta-chain cytoplasmic tail has recently been demonstrated in various cell types, we sought to determine if this post-translational modification is required for the incorporation of MHC-II molecules into exosomes. First, we stably transfected HeLa cells with a chimeric HLA-DR molecule in which the beta-chain cytoplasmic tail is replaced by ubiquitin. Western blot analysis did not indicate preferential shedding of these chimeric molecules into exosomes. Next, we forced the ubiquitination of MHC-II in class II transactivator (CIITA)-expressing HeLa and HEK293 cells by transfecting the MARCH8 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Despite the almost complete downregulation of MHC-II from the plasma membrane, these molecules were not enriched in exosomes. Finally, site-directed mutagenesis of all cytoplasmic lysine residues on HLA-DR did not prevent inclusion into these vesicles. Taken together, these results demonstrate that ubiquitination of MHC-II is not a prerequisite for incorporation into exosomes.
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- Marie-Elaine Gauvreau
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Deshaies F, Diallo DA, Fortin JS, O'Rourke HM, Pezeshki AM, Bellemare-Pelletier A, Raby N, Bédard N, Brunet A, Denzin LK, Thibodeau J. Evidence for a human leucocyte antigen-DM-induced structural change in human leucocyte antigen-DObeta. Immunology 2008; 127:408-17. [PMID: 19019088 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02984.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-DO is a non-classical major histocompatibility complex class II molecule which modulates the function of HLA-DM and the loading of antigenic peptides on molecules such as HLA-DR. The bulk of HLA-DO associates with HLA-DM and this interaction is critical for HLA-DO egress from the endoplasmic reticulum. HLA-DM assists the early steps of HLA-DO maturation presumably through the stabilization of the interactions between the N-terminal regions of the alpha and beta chains. To evaluate a possible role for HLA-DM in influencing the conformation of HLA-DO, we made use of a monoclonal antibody, Mags.DO5, that was raised against HLA-DO/DM complexes. Using transfected cells expressing mismatched heterodimers between HLA-DR and -DO chains, we found that the epitope for Mags.DO5 is located on the DObeta chain and that Mags.DO5 reactivity was increased upon cotransfection with HLA-DM. Our results suggest that HLA-DM influences the folding of HLA-DO in the endoplasmic reticulum. A mutant HLA-DO showing reduced capacity for endoplasmic reticulum egress was better recognized by Mags.DO5 in the presence of HLA-DM. On the other hand, an HLA-DO mutant capable of endoplasmic reticulum egress on its own was efficiently recognized by Mags.DO5, irrespective of the presence of HLA-DM. Taken together, our results suggest that HLA-DM acts as a private chaperone, directly assisting the folding of HLA-DO to promote egress from the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Francis Deshaies
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Davies MN, Lamikanra A, Sansom CE, Flower DR, Moss DS, Travers PJ. Identification of the HLA-DM/HLA-DR interface. Mol Immunol 2008; 45:1063-70. [PMID: 17870168 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2007.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2007] [Revised: 05/15/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DM is a critical participant in antigen presentation that catalyzes the dissociation of the Class II-associated Invariant chain-derived Peptide (CLIP) from the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class II molecules. There is competition amongst peptides for access to an MHC Class II groove and it has been hypothesised that DM functions as a 'peptide editor' that catalyzes the replacement of one peptide for another within the groove. It is established that the DM catalyst interacts directly with the MHC Class II but the precise location of the interface is unknown. Here, we combine previously described mutational data with molecular docking and energy minimisation simulations to identify a putative interaction site of >4000A2 which agrees with known point mutational data for both the DR and DM molecule. The docked structure is validated by comparison with experimental data and previously determined properties of protein-protein interfaces. A possible dissociation mechanism is suggested by the presence of an acidic cluster near the N terminus of the bound peptide.
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- Matthew N Davies
- Edward Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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Finzi A, Brunet A, Xiao Y, Thibodeau J, Cohen EA. Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules promote human immunodeficiency virus type 1 assembly and budding to late endosomal/multivesicular body compartments. J Virol 2006; 80:9789-97. [PMID: 16973583 PMCID: PMC1617259 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01055-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) assembly, budding, and release occur mostly at the plasma membrane in T lymphocytes as well as in established nonlymphoid cell lines, while in macrophages these processes occur primarily in intracellular compartments that harbor late endosomal/multivesicular body (LE/MVB) markers, including human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR). Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules (MHC-II), which are expressed in macrophages and activated T cells, have been previously reported to induce the formation of multilaminar and multivesicular endocytic MHC-II-like structures analogous to MVB upon their expression in HEK 293 cells. Here, we have examined the role of MHC-II in HIV-1 Gag targeting as well as in virus assembly and release. Expression of HLA-DR in nonlymphoid cell lines induced a relocation of Gag to intracellular compartments that harbored LE/MVB markers and increased the accumulation of viral particles assembling intracellularly. Consequently, viral production and release from the cell surface was found to be substantially decreased in HLA-DR-expressing cells. This process was specific, since it was not observed with HLA-DR molecules lacking their cytoplasmic tails, nor with structurally related but functionally distinct MHC-II molecules such as HLA-DM or HLA-DO. Importantly, virus released intracellularly in HLA-DR-expressing cells retained infectivity. Overall, these results suggest a role of MHC-II molecules in promoting HIV-1 assembly and budding to LE/MVB and raise the possibility that this activity might be part of a normal pathway of virus production in cell types physiologically expressing MHC-II molecules, such as macrophages.
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- Andrés Finzi
- Unité de Rétrovirologie Humaine, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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Busch R, Rinderknecht CH, Roh S, Lee AW, Harding JJ, Burster T, Hornell TMC, Mellins ED. Achieving stability through editing and chaperoning: regulation of MHC class II peptide binding and expression. Immunol Rev 2005; 207:242-60. [PMID: 16181341 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In antigen-presenting cells (APCs), loading of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) molecules with peptides is regulated by invariant chain (Ii), which blocks MHC II antigen-binding sites in pre-endosomal compartments. Several molecules then act upon MHC II molecules in endosomes to facilitate peptide loading: Ii-degrading proteases, the peptide exchange factor, human leukocyte antigen-DM (HLA-DM), and its modulator, HLA-DO (DO). Here, we review our findings arguing that DM stabilizes a globally altered conformation of the antigen-binding groove by binding to a lateral surface of the MHC II molecule. Our data imply changes in the interactions between specificity pockets and peptide side chains, complementing data from others that suggest DM affects hydrogen bonds. Selective weakening of peptide/MHC interactions allows DM to alter the peptide repertoire. We also review our studies in cells that highlight the ability of several factors to modulate surface expression of MHC II molecules via post-Golgi mechanisms; these factors include MHC class II-associated Ii peptides (CLIP), DM, and microbial products that modulate MHC II traffic from endosomes to the plasma membrane. In this context, we discuss possible mechanisms by which the association of some MHC II alleles with autoimmune diseases may be linked to their low CLIP affinity.
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- Robert Busch
- Division of Pediatric Immunology and Transplantation Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94705, USA
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Azar GA, Sékaly RP, Thibodeau J. A defective viral superantigen-presenting phenotype in HLA-DR transfectants is corrected by CIITA. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:7548-57. [PMID: 15944254 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.12.7548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Activation of T lymphocytes by mouse mammary tumor virus superantigen (vSAg) requires binding to MHC class II molecules. The subcellular location where functional interactions occur between MHC class II molecules and vSAgs is still a matter of debate. To gain further insight into this issue, we have used human epithelial HeLa cells expressing HLA-DR1. Surprisingly, the human cells were unable to present transfected vSAg7 or vSAg9 to a series of murine T cell hybridomas. The defect is not related to a lack of vSAg processing, because these cells can indirectly activate T cells after coculture in the presence of B lymphocytes. However, after IFN-gamma treatment, the HeLa DR1(+) cells became apt at directly presenting the vSAg. Furthermore, transfection of CIITA was sufficient to restore presentation. Reconstitution experiments demonstrated the necessity of coexpressing HLA-DM and invariant chain (Ii) for efficient vSAg presentation. Interestingly, inclusion of a dileucine motif in the DRbeta cytoplasmic tail bypassed the need for HLA-DM expression and allowed the efficient presentation of vSAg7 in the presence of Ii. A similar trafficking signal was included in vSAg7 by replacing its cytoplasmic tail with the one of Ii. However, sorting of this chimeric Ii/vSAg molecule to the endocytic pathway completely abolished both its indirect and direct presentation. Together, our results suggest that functional vSAgs-DR complexes form after the very late stages of class II maturation, most probably at the cell surface.
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- Georges A Azar
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie Moléculaire, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Hôpital St.-Luc, Montréal, Canada
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Deshaies F, Brunet A, Diallo DA, Denzin LK, Samaan A, Thibodeau J. A point mutation in the groove of HLA-DO allows egress from the endoplasmic reticulum independent of HLA-DM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:6443-8. [PMID: 15849268 PMCID: PMC1088373 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0500853102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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B lymphocytes express the nonclassical class II molecule HLA-DO, which modulates the peptide loading activity of HLA-DM in the endocytic pathway. Binding to HLA-DM is required for HLA-DO to egress from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). To gain insights into the mode of action of DO and on the role of DM in ER release, we sought to identify DM-binding residues on DO. Our results show that DOalpha encompasses the binding site for HLA-DM. More specifically, mutation of residue DOalpha41 on an exposed lateral loop of the alpha1 domain affects the binding to DM, ER egress, and activity of DO. Using a series of chimeric DR/DO molecules, we confirmed the role of the alpha chain and established that a second DM-binding region is located C-terminal to the DOalpha80 residue, most probably in the alpha2 domain. Interestingly, after mutation of a buried proline (alpha11) on the floor of the putative peptide-binding groove, HLA-DO remained functional but became independent of HLA-DM for ER egress and intracellular trafficking. Collectively, these results suggest that the binding of HLA-DM to DOalpha allows the complex to egress from the ER by stabilizing intramolecular contacts between the N-terminal antiparallel beta-strands of the DOalphabeta heterodimer.
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- Francis Deshaies
- Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128 Succursale Centre Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3T 1J4
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Pashine A, Busch R, Belmares MP, Munning JN, Doebele RC, Buckingham M, Nolan GP, Mellins ED. Interaction of HLA-DR with an acidic face of HLA-DM disrupts sequence-dependent interactions with peptides. Immunity 2003; 19:183-92. [PMID: 12932352 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(03)00200-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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HLA-DM (DM) edits major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCII)-bound peptides in endocytic compartments and stabilizes empty MHCII molecules. Crystal structures of DM have revealed similarity to MHCII but not how DM and MHCII interact. We used mutagenesis to map a MHCII-interacting surface on DM. Mutations on this surface impair DM action on HLA-DR and -DP in cells and DM-dependent peptide loading in vitro. The orientation of DM and MHCII predicted by these studies guided design of soluble DM and DR molecules fused to leucine zippers via their beta chains, resulting in stable DM/DR complexes. Peptide release from the complexes was fast and only weakly sequence dependent, arguing that DM diminishes the selectivity of the MHCII groove. Analysis of soluble DM action on soluble DR/peptide complexes corroborates this conclusion.
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- Achal Pashine
- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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