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Xiao H, Li X, Li B, Yang S, Qin J, Han S, Ren J, Shuai X. Nanodrug Inducing Autophagy Inhibition and Mitochondria Dysfunction for Potentiating Tumor Photo-Immunotherapy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300280. [PMID: 37060227 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Anticancer immunotherapy is hampered by the poor tumor immunogenicity and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Herein, a liposome nanodrug co-encapsulating doxycycline hydrochloride (Doxy) and chlorin e6 (Ce6) to simultaneously induce autophagy inhibition and mitochondria dysfunction for potentiating tumor photo-immunotherapy is developed. Under near infrared laser irradiation, Ce6 generates cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and elicits robust photodynamic therapy (PDT)-induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) for immunosuppressive TME remodeling. In addition, Doxy induced mitochondria dysfunction, which increases ROS generation and enhances PDT to exert more potent killing effect and more powerful ICD. Meanwhile, Doxy increases MHC-I expression on tumor cells surface by efficient autophagy inhibition, leading to more efficient antigen presentation and CTLs recognition to increase tumor immunogenicity. The nanodrugs elicit remarkable antitumor therapy by combining Ce6-mediated PDT and Doxy-induced autophagy inhibition and mitochondria dysfunction. The developed nanodrugs represent a highly efficient strategy for improving cancer immunotherapy.
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- Hong Xiao
- Department of Medical Ultrasonic, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
- Nanomedicine Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- Nanomedicine Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonic, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Zhuhai Institute of Translational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasonic, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Nanomedicine Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
- PCFM Lab of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Ruggiero FM, Springer S. Homotypic and heterotypic in cis associations of MHC class I molecules at the cell surface. CURRENT RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 3:85-99. [PMID: 35647522 PMCID: PMC9133507 DOI: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Through the presentation of peptide antigens to cytotoxic T lymphocytes, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules mediate the adaptive immune response against tumors and viruses. Additional non-immunological functions include the heterotypic association of class I molecules with cell surface receptors, regulating their activities by unknown mechanisms. Also, homotypic associations resulting in class I dimers and oligomers - of unknown function - have been related to pathological outcomes. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge about the occurrence, biochemical nature, and dynamics of homotypic and heterotypic associations of class I molecules at the cell surface with special focus on the molecular species that take part in the complexes and on the evidence that supports novel biological roles for class I molecules. We show that both heterotypic and homotypic class I associations reported in the literature describe not one but several kinds of oligomers with distinctive stoichiometry and biochemical properties. Major histocompatibility complex class I molecules form homotypic and heterotypic associations at the cell surface. Associations show distinctive stoichiometry and biochemical properties. Associations might regulate immunological and non-immunological processes. Heterotypic association with cell surface receptors might regulate receptor's activity. Homotypic associations have been related to pathological outcomes.
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Arosa FA, Esgalhado AJ, Reste-Ferreira D, Cardoso EM. Open MHC Class I Conformers: A Look through the Looking Glass. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189738. [PMID: 34575902 PMCID: PMC8470049 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Studies carried out during the last few decades have consistently shown that cell surface MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules are endowed with functions unrelated with antigen presentation. These include cis–trans-interactions with inhibitory and activating KIR and LILR, and cis-interactions with receptors for hormones, growth factors, cytokines, and neurotransmitters. The mounting body of evidence indicates that these non-immunological MHC-I functions impact clinical and biomedical settings, including autoimmune responses, tumor escape, transplantation, and neuronal development. Notably, most of these functions appear to rely on the presence in hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells of heavy chains not associated with β2m and the peptide at the plasma membrane; these are known as open MHC-I conformers. Nowadays, open conformers are viewed as functional cis-trans structures capable of establishing physical associations with themselves, with other surface receptors, and being shed into the extracellular milieu. We review past and recent developments, strengthening the view that open conformers are multifunctional structures capable of fine-tuning cell signaling, growth, differentiation, and cell communication.
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- Fernando A Arosa
- Health Sciences Research Center (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Center (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Center (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- Health Sciences Research Center (CICS-UBI), University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
- Health School, Guarda Polytechnic Institute, 6300-749 Guarda, Portugal
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Armony G, Heck AJR, Wu W. Extracellular crosslinking mass spectrometry reveals HLA class I - HLA class II interactions on the cell surface. Mol Immunol 2021; 136:16-25. [PMID: 34052579 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) complexes are critical cell-surface protein assemblies that facilitate T-cell surveillance of almost all cell types in the body. While T-cell receptor binding to HLA class I and class II complexes is well-described with detailed structural information, the nature of cis HLA interactions within the plasma membrane of the surveyed cells remains to be better characterized, as protein-protein interactions in the membrane environment are technically challenging to profile. Here we performed extracellular chemical crosslinking on intact antigen presenting cells to specifically elucidate protein-protein interactions present in the external plasma membrane. We found that the crosslink dataset was dominated by inter- and intra-protein crosslinks involving HLA molecules, which enabled not only the construction of an HLA-centric plasma membrane protein interaction map, but also revealed multiple modes of HLA class I - HLA class II interactions with further structural modeling based on crosslinker distance restraints. Collectively, our data demonstrate that HLA molecules colocalize and can be densely packed on the plasma membrane.
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- Gad Armony
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Netherlands Proteomics Centre, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Huang C, Chen J, Ding F, Yang L, Zhang S, Wang X, Shi Y, Zhu Y. Related parameters of affinity and stability prediction of HLA-A*2402 restricted antigen peptides based on molecular docking. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:673. [PMID: 33987371 PMCID: PMC8106073 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) plays an important role in cell immune response, and stable interaction between polypeptides and MHC-I ensures efficient presentation of polypeptide-MHC-I (pMHC-I) molecular complexes to T cells. The aim of this study was to explore ways to improve the affinity and stability of the p-Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-A*2402 complex. Methods The peptide sequences of the restricted antigen peptides for HLA-A*2402 and the results of the in vitro competitive binding test were retrieved from the literature. The affinity values were predicted using NetMHCpan v4.1 server, and the stability values were predicted using the NetMHCstab v1.0 server. Auto Vina was used to dock peptides to HLA-A*2402 protein in a flexible docking manner, while Flexpepdock was employed to optimize the docking morphology. Maestro was used to analyze the intermolecular forces and the binding affinity of the complex, while MM-GBSA was used to calculate the binding free energy values. Results The intermolecular interactions that maintained the affinity and stability of peptide-HLA-A*2402 complex relied mainly on HB, followed by pi stack. The binding affinity values of molecular docking were associated with the predicted values of affinity and stability, the binding affinity and the binding free energy, as well as the intermolecular force pi-stack. The pi stack had a significant negative correlation with binding affinity and binding free energy. The replacement of the residues of the polypeptides that did not form pi-stack interactions with HLA-A*2402 improved the affinity and/or stability compared to before replacement. Conclusions The generation and increase in the number of pi-stacks between peptides and HLA-A*2402 molecules may help improve the affinity and stability of p-HLA-A*2402 complexes. The prediction of intermolecular forces and binding affinity of peptide-HLA by means of molecular docking is a supplement to the current commonly used prediction databases.
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- Changxin Huang
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Proctology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 4th School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Hangzhou Normal University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Anikeeva N, Fischer NO, Blanchette CD, Sykulev Y. Extent of MHC Clustering Regulates Selectivity and Effectiveness of T Cell Responses. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 202:591-597. [PMID: 30541879 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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MHC proteins that present peptide ligands for recognition by TCR form nanoscale clusters on the cell membrane of APCs. How the extent of MHC clustering controls productive TCR engagement and TCR-mediated signaling has not been systematically studied. To evaluate the role of MHC clustering, we exploited nanoscale discoidal membrane mimetics (nanolipoprotein particles) to capture and present peptide-MHC (pMHC) ligands at various densities. We examined the binding of these model membrane clusters to the surface of live human CD8+ T cells and the subsequent triggering of intracellular signaling. The data demonstrate that the proximity of pMHC ligands, high association rate of CD8-MHC interactions, and relatively long lifetime of cognate TCR-pMHC complexes emerge as essential parameters, explaining the significance of MHC clustering. Rapid rebinding of CD8 to MHC suggests a dual role of CD8 in facilitating the T cells' hunt for a rare foreign pMHC ligand and the induction of rapid T cell response. Thus, our findings provide a new understanding of how MHC clustering influences multivalent interactions of pMHC ligands with CD8 and TCR on live T cells that regulate Ag recognition, kinetics of intracellular signaling, and the selectivity and efficiency of T cell responses.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107; and
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107; and
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Compeer EB, Boes M. MICAL-L1-related and unrelated mechanisms underlying elongated tubular endosomal network (ETEN) in human dendritic cells. Commun Integr Biol 2014; 7:e994969. [PMID: 26478765 PMCID: PMC4594581 DOI: 10.4161/19420889.2014.994969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The endosomal pathway constitutes a highly dynamic intracellular transport system, which is composed of vesicular and tubular compartments. Endosomal tubules enable geometry-based discrimination between membrane and luminal content. Extended tubular endosomes were suggested to deliver a steady stream of membrane proteins to one location more reliable and effective than vesicular endosomes. Recently, we demonstrated that human dendritic cells (DCs) form a large elongated tubular endosomal network, e.g. ETEN, upon distinct triggers. LPS-stimulation triggered late endosomal tubulation. Additional clustering of class I MHC and ICAM-1 by a cognate interaction between antigen-laden DC and antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells induces formation of transferrin-positive tubules emanating from the endosomal recycling compartment (ERC). We here discuss cell-biological mechanisms that are involved in membrane bending and possibly underlie initiation, elongation, and stabilization of ETEN in human DCs. Using a knock-down approach we demonstrate that MICAL-L1 is necessary for ETEN remodeling originating from ERC in human DCs.
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- Ewoud B Compeer
- Department of Pediatrics; Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Wilhelmina Children's Hospital ; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics; Laboratory of Translational Immunology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Wilhelmina Children's Hospital ; Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Anikeeva N, Sykulev Y, Delikatny EJ, Popov AV. Core-based lipid nanoparticles as a nanoplatform for delivery of near-infrared fluorescent imaging agents. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING 2014; 4:507-524. [PMID: 25250201 PMCID: PMC4171838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pyropheophorbide a (Pyro) is a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye and photosensitizer with high quantum yield that makes the dye suitable for tumor treatment both as an imaging and therapy agent. We have designed and synthesized a series of a Pyro-based NIR probes, based on the conjugation of Pyro with lipids. The nature of our probes requires the use of a lipophilic carrier to deliver the probes to cancer cell membranes. To address this, we have utilized lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) consisting of PEGylated lipids, which form the nanoparticle shell, and a lipid core. To endow the LNPs with targeting properties, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) lipids were included in the composition that enables the non-covalent attachment of His-tag targeting proteins preserving their functional activity. We found that the nature of the core molecules influence the nanoparticle size, shelf-life and stability at physiological temperature. Two different Pyro-lipid conjugates were loaded either into the core or shell of the LNPs. The conjugates revealed differential ability to be accumulated in the cell membrane of the target cells with time. Thus, the modular organization of the core-shell LNPs allows facile adjustment of their composition with goal to fine tuning the nanoparticle properties for in vivo application.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Compeer EB, Flinsenberg TWH, Boon L, Hoekstra ME, Boes M. Tubulation of endosomal structures in human dendritic cells by Toll-like receptor ligation and lymphocyte contact accompanies antigen cross-presentation. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:520-8. [PMID: 24235148 PMCID: PMC3879573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.511147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mouse dendritic cells (DCs) can rapidly extend their Class II MHC-positive late endosomal compartments into tubular structures, induced by Toll-like receptor (TLR) triggering. Within antigen-presenting DCs, tubular endosomes polarize toward antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells, which are considered beneficial for their activation. Here we describe that also in human DCs, TLR triggering induces tubular late endosomes, labeled by fluorescent LDL. TLR triggering was insufficient for induced tubulation of transferrin-positive endosomal recycling compartments (ERCs) in human monocyte-derived DCs. We studied endosomal remodeling in human DCs in co-cultures of DCs with CD8(+) T cells. Tubulation of ERCs within human DCs requires antigen-specific CD8(+) T cell interaction. Tubular remodeling of endosomes occurs within 30 min of T cell contact and involves ligation of HLA-A2 and ICAM-1 by T cell-expressed T cell receptor and LFA-1, respectively. Disintegration of microtubules or inhibition of endosomal recycling abolished tubular ERCs, which coincided with reduced antigen-dependent CD8(+) T cell activation. Based on these data, we propose that remodeling of transferrin-positive ERCs in human DCs involves both innate and T cell-derived signals.
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- Ewoud B. Compeer
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands and
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- Bioceros, Yalelaan 46, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands and
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands and
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The first successful kidney transplantation between monozygotic identical twins did not require any immunosuppressive drugs. Clinical application of azathioprine and glucocorticosteroids allowed the transfer of organs between genetically disparate donors and recipients. Transplantation is now the standard of care, a life-saving procedure for patients with failed organs. Progress in our understanding of the immunobiology of rejection has been translated to the development of immunosuppressive agents targeting T cells, B cells, plasma cells, costimulatory signals, complement products, and antidonor antibodies. Modern immunopharmacologic interventions have contributed to the clinical success observed following transplantation but challenges remain in personalizing immunosuppressive therapy.
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- Choli Hartono
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Departments of Medicine and Transplantation Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10065
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Anikeeva N, Gakamsky D, Schøller J, Sykulev Y. Evidence that the density of self peptide-MHC ligands regulates T-cell receptor signaling. PLoS One 2012; 7:e41466. [PMID: 22870225 PMCID: PMC3411518 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Noncognate or self peptide-MHC (pMHC) ligands productively interact with T-cell receptor (TCR) and are always in a large access over the cognate pMHC on the surface of antigen presenting cells. We assembled soluble cognate and noncognate pMHC class I (pMHC-I) ligands at designated ratios on various scaffolds into oligomers that mimic pMHC clustering and examined how multivalency and density of the pMHCs in model clusters influences the binding to live CD8 T cells and the kinetics of TCR signaling. Our data demonstrate that the density of self pMHC-I proteins promotes their interaction with CD8 co-receptor, which plays a critical role in recognition of a small number of cognate pMHC-I ligands. This suggests that MHC clustering on live target cells could be utilized as a sensitive mechanism to regulate T cell responsiveness.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Anikeeva N, Sykulev Y. Mechanisms controlling granule-mediated cytolytic activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Immunol Res 2012; 51:183-94. [PMID: 22058021 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-011-8252-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) play a critical role in immunity against viruses and cancer. The antigen receptor or T-cell receptor (TCR) on CTL determines the specificity toward target cells. The CD8 co-receptor functions in concert with the TCR to enhance TCR-mediated signaling, accounting for the remarkable sensitivity and swift signaling kinetics of the CTL response. The latter ensures efficient delivery and release of lytic granules, resulting in sensitive and rapid destruction of target cells.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kimmel Cancer Center and Jefferson Vaccine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Baudhuin J, Lesport E, Sousa S, Migraine J, Vigneron J, Lemaoult J, Carosella ED, Mooney N, Favier B. HLA-G inhibition of NK-cell cytolytic function is uncoupled from tumor cell lipid raft reorganization. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:700-9. [PMID: 22144141 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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HLA-G is a non-classical HLA class I molecule with tolerogenic properties and restricted tissue distribution. The expression of HLA-G can be induced by tumors thus providing an efficient way to escape the anti-tumoral immune response. Although lipid rafts regulate diverse immunological mechanisms their relationship with HLA-G remains controversial. Our results show that HLA-G-mediated inhibition of both the interaction between NK and tumor cells, and of intracellular calcium flux in NK cells conjugated to their target cells were independent of lipid raft integrity. In addition, cytotoxicity assays indicated that HLA-G continued to efficiently inhibit NK-cell cytolytic function in several different tumor cells independently of lipid raft integrity. Confocal microscopy with 3D reconstruction combined with biochemical analysis showed that HLA-G was mainly localized outside the lipid rafts of tumor cells after cross-linking with specific antibody and remained excluded from lipid rafts during interaction with the ILT2 inhibitory receptor of NK cells. This study indicates that the inhibitory function of HLA-G is uncoupled from lipid raft organization, further distinguishing HLA-G from classical HLA molecules and providing novel information in the understanding of tumor immune escape mechanism mediated through HLA-G.
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- Jeremy Baudhuin
- CEA, I²BM, Service de Recherches en Hemato-Immunologie, F-75475, Paris, France
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Knorr R, Karacsonyi C, Lindner R. Endocytosis of MHC molecules by distinct membrane rafts. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:1584-94. [PMID: 19383725 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.039727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In B-lymphocytes, endocytosis of MHC I and MHC II molecules is important for the cross-priming and presentation of labile antigens, respectively. Here, we report that MHC I and MHC II were internalized by separate endocytic carriers that lacked transferrin receptor. Cholera toxin B was co-internalized with MHC II, but not with MHC I, suggesting that the CLIC/GEEC pathway is involved in the uptake of MHC II. Endocytosis of MHC I and MHC II was inhibited by filipin, but only MHC II showed a strong preference for a membrane raft environment in a co-clustering analysis with G(M)1. By using a novel method for the extraction of detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs), we observed that MHC I and MHC II associate with two distinct types of DRMs. These differ in density, protein content, lipid composition, and ultrastructure. The results of cell surface biotinylation and subsequent DRM isolation show that precursors for both DRMs coexist in the plasma membrane. Moreover, clustering of MHC proteins at the cell surface resulted in shifts of the respective DRMs, revealing proximity-induced changes in the membrane environment. Our results suggest that the preference of MHC I and MHC II for distinct membrane rafts directs them to different cellular entry points.
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- Ruth Knorr
- Department of Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Anikeeva N, Mareeva T, Liu W, Sykulev Y. Can oligomeric T-cell receptor be used as a tool to detect viral peptide epitopes on infected cells? Clin Immunol 2008; 130:98-109. [PMID: 18845488 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We have utilized soluble HIV Gag-specific T-cell receptor (TCR) D3 with low affinity and TCR-like antibody 25-D1.16 recognizing its natural peptide-MHC (pMHC) ligand with high affinity to determine how affinity and off-rate of the receptor-pMHC interactions affect the sensitivity of pMHC detection on the cell surface. We found that with soluble TCR cognate pMHCs can be detected only at relatively high cell surface densities when the TCR was oligomerized using either Streptavidin or quantum dot (QD) scaffolds. While the higher affinity probe led to a greater sensitivity of pMHC detection, monomers and oligomers of the probe showed essentially the same detection limit, which is restricted by the sensitivity of standard flow cytometry technique. We have also shown that imaging of QD/TCR specifically bound to cognate pMHC on the cell surface yielded a very bright fluorescent signal that can enhance the sensitivity of viral peptide detection on infected cells.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Center, BLSB 650, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Segura JM, Guillaume P, Mark S, Dojcinovic D, Johannsen A, Bosshard G, Angelov G, Legler DF, Vogel H, Luescher IF. Increased mobility of major histocompatibility complex I-peptide complexes decreases the sensitivity of antigen recognition. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:24254-63. [PMID: 18579518 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803549200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) can recognize and kill target cells expressing only a few cognate major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I-peptide complexes. This high sensitivity requires efficient scanning of a vast number of highly diverse MHC I-peptide complexes by the T cell receptor in the contact site of transient conjugates formed mainly by nonspecific interactions of ICAM-1 and LFA-1. Tracking of single H-2K(d) molecules loaded with fluorescent peptides on target cells and nascent conjugates with CTL showed dynamic transitions between states of free diffusion and immobility. The immobilizations were explained by association of MHC I-peptide complexes with ICAM-1 and strongly increased their local concentration in cell adhesion sites and hence their scanning by T cell receptor. In nascent immunological synapses cognate complexes became immobile, whereas noncognate ones diffused out again. Interfering with this mobility modulation-based concentration and sorting of MHC I-peptide complexes strongly impaired the sensitivity of antigen recognition by CTL, demonstrating that it constitutes a new basic aspect of antigen presentation by MHC I molecules.
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- Jean-Manuel Segura
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch, University of Lausanne, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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Gamma-Secretase is a promiscuous protease that cleaves bitopic membrane proteins within the lipid bilayer. Elucidating both the mechanistic basis of gamma-secretase proteolysis and the precise factors regulating substrate identification is important because modulation of this biochemical degradative process can have important consequences in a physiological and pathophysiological context. Here, we briefly review such information for all major classes of intramembranously cleaving proteases (I-CLiPs), with an emphasis on gamma-secretase, an I-CLiP closely linked to the etiology of Alzheimer's disease. A large body of emerging data allows us to survey the substrates of gamma-secretase to ascertain the conformational features that predispose a peptide to cleavage by this enigmatic protease. Because substrate specificity in vivo is closely linked to the relative subcellular compartmentalization of gamma-secretase and its substrates, we also survey the voluminous body of literature concerning the traffic of gamma-secretase and its most prominent substrate, the amyloid precursor protein.
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- A. J. Beel
- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Rm. 5142 MRBIII, 21st Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8725 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Rm. 5142 MRBIII, 21st Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8725 USA
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El Mjiyad N, Bontems S, Gloire G, Horion J, Vandevenne P, Dejardin E, Piette J, Sadzot-Delvaux C. Varicella-zoster virus modulates NF-kappaB recruitment on selected cellular promoters. J Virol 2007; 81:13092-104. [PMID: 17855547 PMCID: PMC2169121 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01378-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) expression is down-regulated in the center of cutaneous varicella lesions despite the expression of proinflammatory cytokines such as gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). To study the molecular basis of this down-regulation, the ICAM-1 induction of TNF-alpha was analyzed in varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected melanoma cells (MeWo), leading to the following observations: (i) VZV inhibits the stimulation of icam-1 mRNA synthesis; (ii) despite VZV-induced nuclear translocation of p65, p52, and c-Rel, p50 does not translocate in response to TNF-alpha; (iii) the nuclear p65 present in VZV-infected cells is no longer associated with p50 and is unable to bind the proximal NF-kappaB site of the icam-1 promoter, despite an increased acetylation and accessibility of the promoter in response to TNF-alpha; and (iv) VZV induces the nuclear accumulation of the NF-kappaB inhibitor p100. VZV also inhibits icam-1 stimulation of TNF-alpha by strongly reducing NF-kappaB nuclear translocation in MRC5 fibroblasts. Taken together, these data show that VZV interferes with several aspects of the immune response by inhibiting NF-kappaB binding and the expression of target genes. Targeting NF-kappaB activation, which plays a central role in innate and adaptive immune responses, leads to obvious advantages for the virus, particularly in melanocytes, which are a site of viral replication in the skin.
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- Nadia El Mjiyad
- GIGA-Research, Virology and Immunology Unit, GIGA B34, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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Bene L, Kanyári Z, Bodnár A, Kappelmayer J, Waldmann TA, Vámosi G, Damjanovich L. Colorectal carcinoma rearranges cell surface protein topology and density in CD4+ T cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 361:202-7. [PMID: 17658476 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Previously, we described conserved protein clusters including MHC I and II glycoproteins, ICAM-1 adhesion molecules, and interleukin-2 and -15 receptors in lipid rafts of several human cell types. Differential protein-protein interactions can modulate function, thus influence cell fate. Therefore, we analyzed supramolecular clusters of CD4(+) T cells from draining lymph nodes and peripheral blood of colorectal carcinoma patients, and compared these to healthy controls. Superclusters of MHC I and II with IL-2/15 receptors were identified by confocal microscopy on all cell types. Flow-cytometric FRET revealed molecular associations of these proteins with each other and with ICAM-1 as well. In draining lymph nodes expression levels of all these proteins were lower, and interactions, particularly between IL-2/15 receptors and MHC molecules weakened or disappeared as compared to the control. Stimuli/local conditions can rearrange cell surface protein patterns on the same cell type in the same patient, having important implications on further function and cell fate.
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- László Bene
- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Research Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Fonsatti E, Nicolay HJM, Sigalotti L, Calabrò L, Pezzani L, Colizzi F, Altomonte M, Guidoboni M, Marincola FM, Maio M. Functional Up-regulation of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Antigens Expression by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine in Cutaneous Melanoma: Immunotherapeutic Implications. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:3333-8. [PMID: 17545540 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-3091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the potential of the DNA hypomethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-CdR) to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapeutic approaches against melanocyte differentiation antigens. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The effect of 5-aza-CdR on the constitutive expression of gp100 was investigated in 11 human melanoma cell lines by real-time reverse transcription-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) analyses. 5-aza-CdR-mediated changes in the levels of expression of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I antigens and HLA-A2 allospecificity, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and leukocyte-function-associated antigen-3 were investigated by IIF analysis on melanoma cells under study. The recognition of gp100-positive Mel 275 melanoma cells, treated or not with 5-aza-CdR, by HLA-A2-restricted gp100((209-217))-specific CTL was investigated by (51)Cr-release assays, IFN-gamma release and IFN-gamma ELISPOT assays. RESULTS The constitutive expression of gp100 was not affected by 5-aza-CdR on all melanoma cells investigated. Compared with untreated cells, the exposure of Mel 275 melanoma cells to 5-aza-CdR significantly (P < 0.05) up-regulated their expression of HLA class I antigens and of ICAM-1. These phenotypic changes significantly (P < 0.05) increased the lysis of 5-aza-CdR-treated Mel 275 melanoma cells by gp100-specific CTL and increased their IFN-gamma release. 5-aza-CdR treatment of Mel 275 cells also induced a higher number of gp100-specific CTL to secrete IFN-gamma. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with 5-aza-CdR improves the recognition of melanoma cells by gp100-specific CTL through the up-regulation of HLA class I antigens expression; ICAM-1 also contributes to this phenomenon. These findings highlight a broader range of therapeutic implications of 5-aza-CdR when used in association with active or adoptive immunotherapeutic approaches against a variety of melanoma-associated antigens.
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- Ester Fonsatti
- Division of Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Siena, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Siena, Italy
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Vaschetto R, Grinstein J, Del Sorbo L, Khine AA, Voglis S, Tullis E, Slutsky AS, Zhang H. Role of human neutrophil peptides in the initial interaction between lung epithelial cells and CD4+ lymphocytes. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 81:1022-31. [PMID: 17215524 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0706435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Human neutrophil peptides (HNP) exert immune-modulating effects. We hypothesized that HNP link innate and adaptive immunity through activation of costimulatory molecules. Human lung epithelial cells and CD4+ lymphocytes were treated with HNP separately or in coculture. Stimulation with HNP induced an increase in cell surface expression of CD54 (ICAM-1), CD80, and CD86 on lung epithelial cells and the corresponding major ligands, CD11a (LFA-1), CD152 (CTLA-4), and CD28 on CD4+ lymphocytes. There was an increased nuclear expression of the transcription factor p53 in human alveolar A549 cells and an elevated NF-kappaB (p50) and a degradation of I-kappaB protein in CD4+ lymphocytes following HNP stimulation. HNP enhanced the interaction between A549 cells and CD4+ lymphocytes by increasing cell adhesion and release of IFN-gamma, IL-2, and IL-8. This was attenuated by using an alpha1-proteinase inhibitor to neutralize HNP. We conclude that HNP play an important role in linking innate to acquired immunity by activation of costimulatory molecules in lung epithelial cells and CD4+ lymphocytes.
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- Rosanna Vaschetto
- Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Room 7-007, Queen Wing, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
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Anikeeva N, Lebedeva T, Clapp AR, Goldman ER, Dustin ML, Mattoussi H, Sykulev Y. Quantum dot/peptide-MHC biosensors reveal strong CD8-dependent cooperation between self and viral antigens that augment the T cell response. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:16846-51. [PMID: 17077145 PMCID: PMC1636542 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0607771103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) can respond to a few viral peptide-MHC-I (pMHC-I) complexes among a myriad of virus-unrelated endogenous self pMHC-I complexes displayed on virus-infected cells. To elucidate the molecular recognition events on live CTL, we have utilized a self-assembled biosensor composed of semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum dots, carrying a controlled number of virus-derived (cognate) and other (noncognate) pMHC-I complexes and examined their recognition by antigen-specific T cell receptor (TCR) on anti-virus CD8(+) T cells. The unique architecture of nanoscale quantum dot/pMHC-I conjugates revealed that unexpectedly strong multivalent CD8-MHC-I interactions underlie the cooperative contribution of noncognate pMHC-I to the recognition of cognate pMHC-I by TCR to augment T cell responses. The cooperative, CD8-dependent spread of signal from a few productively engaged TCR to many other TCR can explain the remarkable ability of CTL to respond to virus-infected cells that present few cognate pMHC-I complexes.
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- Nadia Anikeeva
- *Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- *Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division, and Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Washington, DC 20375; and
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division, and Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Washington, DC 20375; and
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division, and Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Washington, DC 20375; and
- To whom correspondence may be addressed. E-mail:
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- *Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Carlén L, Sakuraba K, Ståhle M, Sánchez F. HLA-C expression pattern is spatially different between psoriasis and eczema skin lesions. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 127:342-8. [PMID: 17008885 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Interactions between genetic and environmental factors underlie the immune dysregulation and keratinocyte abnormalities that characterize psoriasis. Among known psoriasis susceptibility loci (PSORS), PSORS1 on chromosome 6 has the strongest association to disease. Altered expression of some PSORS1 candidate genes has been reported but little is known about HLA-C expression in psoriasis. This study compared expression of major histocompatibility complex class Ia and HLA-C in psoriasis, allergic contact eczema, and normal skin. Although HLA-C was abundant in protein extracts from both eczema and psoriasis, a consistent and intriguing difference in the expression pattern was observed; strong immunoreactivity in the basal cell layer, polarized towards the basement membrane in psoriasis, whereas in eczema lesions HLA-C immunostaining was present mostly in suprabasal cells. Inflammatory cells in the dermis were strongly stained in both diseases. Normal skin epithelium showed less intense but similar HLA-C staining as eczema lesions. HLA class Ia expression overall resembled that of HLA-C in all samples. The distinct HLA-C expression patterns in psoriasis and eczema suggest a functional role in the specific psoriasis immune response and not only a general feature of inflammation.
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- Lina Carlén
- Dermatology and Venereology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Vámosi G, Bodnár A, Damjanovich S, Nagy P, Varga Z, Damjanovich L. The role of supramolecular protein complexes and membrane potential in transmembrane signaling processes of lymphocytes. Immunol Lett 2006; 104:53-8. [PMID: 16378646 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2005.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Revised: 11/16/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The formation of protein patterns in lymphocyte plasma membranes is analyzed in the light of past and, also, very recent experiments. The analysis surveys the lateral organization of major histocompatibility complex glycoproteins, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, interleukin-2 and -15 receptors, Kv1.3 K+ ion channels and the T-cell receptor as well as their behavior under different conditions. These molecules form small- and large-scale clusters in the membrane of human lymphocytes. Many of the association motifs occur in other investigated cell types. The conclusions point toward a possible role for ion channel activities, membrane potential changes and alterations of the lateral organization of proteins in transmembrane signaling and cytotoxic interactions. In our outlook new factors that potentially affect membrane protein cluster formation and interactions are discussed. A role for MHC glycoproteins in concentrating membrane proteins and organizing protein patterns is suggested, and the possibility that the membrane potential may modulate protein conformation and, thereby, affect protein-protein interactions is pointed out. A well-defined role for the presence of ion channels in the immune synapse is offered, which could explain the significance of ion channel accumulation in the immune synapse together with the T-cell receptor.
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- György Vámosi
- Cell Biophysics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4012 Debrecen, Hungary
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Lebedeva T, Dustin ML, Sykulev Y. ICAM-1 co-stimulates target cells to facilitate antigen presentation. Curr Opin Immunol 2005; 17:251-8. [PMID: 15886114 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2005.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Adhesion molecules are known to mediate cell-cell interactions, particularly those between T cells and antigen-presenting or target cells. Recent studies identified ICAM-1 as a co-stimulatory ligand that binds to lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1), thereby promoting the activation of T cells. As ICAM-1 is expressed on virtually any cell, it becomes a crucial molecule for the activation of CD8(+) T cells in the absence of co-stimulation provided by CD80 and CD86 molecules. In addition, ICAM-1 might function as cell-surface receptor, capable of initiating intracellular signaling. ICAM-1 is associated with other cell molecules, including MHC-I proteins, and our recent data show that productive engagement of ICAM-1 on target cells leads to recruitment of the MHC-I proteins to the contact area and enhances presentation of cognate peptide MHC-I complexes to cytotoxic T cells.
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- Tatiana Lebedeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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