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Satti R, Morley JL, Boyle LH. Get into the groove! The influence of TAPBPR on cargo selection. Curr Opin Immunol 2023; 83:102346. [PMID: 37295041 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2023.102346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Since the discovery of Transporter associated with antigen processing-binding protein-related (TAPBPR) over two decades ago, extensive studies have explored its function in the context of the major histocompatibility complex class-I (MHC-I) antigen processing and presentation pathway. As a chaperone and peptide editor, TAPBPR was recently revealed to have overlapping structural features when resolved with peptide-receptive MHC-I molecules compared with the two newly solved tapasin:MHC-I structures. Despite this, the two chaperones seem to have a unique criteria for loading high-affinity peptides on MHC-I molecules. Yet, the mechanism of action of how TAPBPR creates its distinct filter in cargo selection for peptide-receptive MHC-I molecules continues to be a subject of debate.
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- Reem Satti
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP , UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP , UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP , UK.
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Ilca FT, Boyle LH. The glycosylation status of MHC class I molecules impacts their interactions with TAPBPR. Mol Immunol 2021; 139:168-176. [PMID: 34543843 PMCID: PMC8524320 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Glycosylation plays a crucial role in the folding, structure, quality control and trafficking of glycoproteins. Here, we explored whether the glycosylation status of MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules impacts their affinity for the peptide editor, TAPBPR. We demonstrate that the interaction between TAPBPR and MHC-I is stronger when MHC-I lacks a glycan. Subsequently, TAPBPR can dissociate peptides, even those of high affinity, more easily from non-glycosylated MHC-I compared to their glycosylated counterparts. In addition, TAPBPR is more resistant to peptide-mediated allosteric release from non-glycosylated MHC-I compared to species with a glycan attached. Consequently, we find the glycosylation status of HLA-A*68:02, -A*02:01 and -B*27:05 influences their ability to undergo TAPBPR-mediated peptide exchange. The discovery that the glycan attached to MHC-I significantly influences the affinity of their interactions with TAPBPR has important implications, on both an experimental level and in a biological context.
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- F Tudor Ilca
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK.
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Aflalo A, Boyle LH. Polymorphisms in MHC class I molecules influence their interactions with components of the antigen processing and presentation pathway. Int J Immunogenet 2021; 48:317-325. [PMID: 34176210 DOI: 10.1111/iji.12546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules undergo an intricate folding process in order to pick up antigenic peptide to present to the immune system. In recent years, the discovery of a new peptide editor for MHC-I has added an extra level of complexity in our understanding of how peptide presentation is regulated. On top of this, the incredible diversity in MHC-I molecules leads to significant variation in the interaction between MHC-I and components of the antigen processing and presentation pathway. Here, we review our current understanding regarding how polymorphisms in human leukocyte antigen class I molecules influence their interactions with key components of the antigen processing and presentation pathway. A deeper understanding of this may offer new insights regarding how apparently subtle variation in MHC-I can have a significant impact on susceptibility to disease.
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- Aure Aflalo
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Hafstrand I, Aflalo A, Boyle LH. Why TAPBPR? Implications of an additional player in MHC class I peptide presentation. Curr Opin Immunol 2021; 70:90-94. [PMID: 34052734 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2021.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The peptide editor TAPBPR is the newest member of the major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) antigen processing and presentation pathway. Since 2013, studies have explored the functions and mechanisms of action of this tapasin homolog. Here, we review the key insights gained from structural studies of the TAPBPR:MHC-I complex and the involvement of the TAPBPR loop in peptide exchange. However, despite recent advances, the question still remains: why do we need TAPBPR? The recent appreciation that different MHC-I allotypes vary in their ability to interact with TAPBPR, together with a role for TAPBPR in alternative presentation pathways highlights that much remains unknown concerning the biological need for TAPBPR.
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- Ida Hafstrand
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, United Kingdom; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, United Kingdom.
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Ilca FT, Drexhage LZ, Brewin G, Peacock S, Boyle LH. Distinct Polymorphisms in HLA Class I Molecules Govern Their Susceptibility to Peptide Editing by TAPBPR. Cell Rep 2020; 29:1621-1632.e3. [PMID: 31693900 PMCID: PMC7057265 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Understanding how peptide selection is controlled on different major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules is pivotal for determining how variations in these proteins influence our predisposition to infectious diseases, cancer, and autoinflammatory conditions. Although the intracellular chaperone TAPBPR edits MHC I peptides, it is unclear which allotypes are subjected to TAPBPR-mediated peptide editing. Here, we examine the ability of 97 different human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I allotypes to interact with TAPBPR. We reveal a striking preference of TAPBPR for HLA-A, particularly for supertypes A2 and A24, over HLA-B and -C molecules. We demonstrate that the increased propensity of these HLA-A molecules to undergo TAPBPR-mediated peptide editing is determined by molecular features of the HLA-A F pocket, specifically residues H114 and Y116. This work reveals that specific polymorphisms in MHC I strongly influence their susceptibility to chaperone-mediated peptide editing, which may play a significant role in disease predisposition.
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- F Tudor Ilca
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Schaenzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Tissue Typing Laboratory, Box 209, Level 6 ATC, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Tissue Typing Laboratory, Box 209, Level 6 ATC, Cambridge University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
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Peptide presentation on MHC class I molecules (MHC-I) is central to mounting effective antiviral and antitumoral immune responses. The tapasin-related protein TAPBPR is an MHC-I peptide editor which shapes the final peptide repertoire displayed on the cell surface. Here, we review recent findings which further elucidate the mechanisms by which TAPBPR performs peptide editing on a molecular level, and how glycosylation on MHC-I influences the interaction with TAPBPR and the peptide loading complex. We also explore how the function of TAPBPR can be utilized to promote exogenous peptide loading directly onto plasma-membrane expressed MHC-I. This has led to the development of new assays to investigate TAPBPR-mediated peptide editing and uncovered translational opportunities of utilizing TAPBPR to treat human disease.
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- Tudor Ilca
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK
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Neerincx A, Boyle LH. Response to Letter to The Editor on article "Preferential interaction of MHC class I with TAPBPR in the absence of glycosylation". Mol Immunol 2019; 114:663. [PMID: 31521384 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ilca FT, Neerincx A, Hermann C, Marcu A, Stevanović S, Deane JE, Boyle LH. TAPBPR mediates peptide dissociation from MHC class I using a leucine lever. eLife 2018; 7:40126. [PMID: 30484775 PMCID: PMC6307860 DOI: 10.7554/elife.40126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Tapasin and TAPBPR are known to perform peptide editing on major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) molecules; however, the precise molecular mechanism(s) involved in this process remain largely enigmatic. Here, using immunopeptidomics in combination with novel cell-based assays that assess TAPBPR-mediated peptide exchange, we reveal a critical role for the K22-D35 loop of TAPBPR in mediating peptide exchange on MHC I. We identify a specific leucine within this loop that enables TAPBPR to facilitate peptide dissociation from MHC I. Moreover, we delineate the molecular features of the MHC I F pocket required for TAPBPR to promote peptide dissociation in a loop-dependent manner. These data reveal that chaperone-mediated peptide editing on MHC I can occur by different mechanisms dependent on the C-terminal residue that the MHC I accommodates in its F pocket and provide novel insights that may inform the therapeutic potential of TAPBPR manipulation to increase tumour immunogenicity.
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- F Tudor Ilca
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Division of Chemical and Systems Biology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,DKFZ Partner Site Tübingen, German Cancer Consortium, Tübingen, Germany
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Ilca FT, Neerincx A, Wills MR, de la Roche M, Boyle LH. Utilizing TAPBPR to promote exogenous peptide loading onto cell surface MHC I molecules. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E9353-E9361. [PMID: 30213851 PMCID: PMC6176578 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1809465115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The repertoire of peptides displayed at the cell surface by MHC I molecules is shaped by two intracellular peptide editors, tapasin and TAPBPR. While cell-free assays have proven extremely useful in identifying the function of both of these proteins, here we explored whether a more physiological system could be developed to assess TAPBPR-mediated peptide editing on MHC I. We reveal that membrane-associated TAPBPR targeted to the plasma membrane retains its ability to function as a peptide editor and efficiently catalyzes peptide exchange on surface-expressed MHC I molecules. Additionally, we show that soluble TAPBPR, consisting of the luminal domain alone, added to intact cells, also functions as an effective peptide editor on surface MHC I molecules. Thus, we have established two systems in which TAPBPR-mediated peptide exchange on MHC class I can be interrogated. Furthermore, we could use both plasma membrane-targeted and exogenous soluble TAPBPR to display immunogenic peptides on surface MHC I molecules and consequently induce T cell receptor engagement, IFN-γ secretion, and T cell-mediated killing of target cells. Thus, we have developed an efficient way to by-pass the natural antigen presentation pathway of cells and load immunogenic peptides of choice onto cells. Our findings highlight a potential therapeutic use for TAPBPR in increasing the immunogenicity of tumors in the future.
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- F Tudor Ilca
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, CB2 1QP Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, CB2 1QP Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, CB2 0QQ Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, CB2 0RE Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, CB2 1QP Cambridge, United Kingdom;
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Neerincx A, Boyle LH. Preferential interaction of MHC class I with TAPBPR in the absence of glycosylation. Mol Immunol 2018; 113:58-66. [PMID: 30077416 PMCID: PMC6859791 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.06.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We recently discovered that TAPBPR promotes reglucosylation of the N-linked glycan on MHC class I molecules, a modification that restores their recognition by calreticulin and reincorporation into the peptide-loading complex. We wondered whether TAPBPR displayed some degree of glycan specificity, as is known to be the case for tapasin via its interaction with calreticulin & ERp57, or whether its interaction with MHC class I was glycan independent. Here, we explored this by comparing the ability of TAPBPR to bind to MHC class I containing either an intact or disrupted NxS/T glycosylation consensus sequence. In contrast to tapasin, TAPBPR bound strongly to MHC class I molecules that lacked N-linked glycosylation, suggesting that the TAPBPR:MHC class I interaction is glycan independent. Furthermore, we found that glycosylated HLA-A2 preferentially interacts with tapasin rather than TAPBPR, possibly explaining, in part, why MHC class I molecules bind efficiently to tapasin in the face of an alternative chaperone. The distinction in glycan specificity between the two peptide editors suggests that TAPBPR may bind to MHC class I molecules that are associated with a broader diversity of oligosaccharides attached compared with tapasin. This may explain, to some extent, the ability of TAPBPR to interact with MHC class I molecules outside of the ER.
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- Andreas Neerincx
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK.
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Casey RT, Giger O, Seetho I, Marker A, Pitfield D, Boyle LH, Gurnell M, Shaw A, Tischkowitz M, Maher ER, Chatterjee VK, Janowitz T, Mells G, Corrie P, Challis BG. Rapid disease progression in a patient with mismatch repair-deficient and cortisol secreting adrenocortical carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab. Semin Oncol 2018; 45:151-155. [PMID: 30262398 PMCID: PMC6286406 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT Metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. A subset of ACC is due to Lynch syndrome, an inherited tumor syndrome resulting from germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes. It has been demonstrated that several cancers characterized by MMR deficiency are sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors that target PD-1. Here, we provide the first report of PD-1 blockade with pembrolizumab in a patient with Lynch syndrome and progressive cortisol-secreting metastatic ACC. CASE REPORT A 58-year-old female with known Lynch syndrome presented with severe Cushing's syndrome and was diagnosed with a cortisol-secreting ACC. Three months following surgical resection and adjuvant mitotane therapy the patient developed metastatic disease and persistent hypercortisolemia. She commenced pembrolizumab, but her second cycle was delayed due to a transient transaminitis. Computed tomography performed after 12 weeks and 2 cycles of pembrolizumab administration revealed significant disease progression and treatment was discontinued. After 7 weeks, the patient became jaundiced and soon died due to fulminant liver failure. CONCLUSION Treatment of MMR-deficient cortisol-secreting ACC with pembrolizumab may be ineffective due to supraphysiological levels of circulating corticosteroids, which may in turn mask severe drug-induced organ damage.
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- R T Casey
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Histopathology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; IMED Biotech Unit, Clinical Discovery Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
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The presentation of antigenic peptides by MHC class I molecules plays a vital role in generating T cell responses against infection and cancer. Over the last two decades the central role of tapasin as a peptide editor that influences the loading and optimisation of peptides onto MHC class I molecules has been extensively characterised. Recently, it has become evident that the tapasin-related protein, TAPBPR, functions as a second peptide editor which influences the peptides displayed by MHC class I molecules. Here, we review the discovery of TAPBPR and current understanding of this novel protein in relation to its closest homologue tapasin.
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- Andreas Neerincx
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK.
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Neerincx A, Hermann C, Antrobus R, van Hateren A, Cao H, Trautwein N, Stevanović S, Elliott T, Deane JE, Boyle LH. TAPBPR bridges UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1 onto MHC class I to provide quality control in the antigen presentation pathway. eLife 2017; 6:e23049. [PMID: 28425917 PMCID: PMC5441866 DOI: 10.7554/elife.23049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Recently, we revealed that TAPBPR is a peptide exchange catalyst that is important for optimal peptide selection by MHC class I molecules. Here, we asked whether any other co-factors associate with TAPBPR, which would explain its effect on peptide selection. We identify an interaction between TAPBPR and UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase 1 (UGT1), a folding sensor in the calnexin/calreticulin quality control cycle that is known to regenerate the Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 moiety on glycoproteins. Our results suggest the formation of a multimeric complex, dependent on a conserved cysteine at position 94 in TAPBPR, in which TAPBPR promotes the association of UGT1 with peptide-receptive MHC class I molecules. We reveal that the interaction between TAPBPR and UGT1 facilities the reglucosylation of the glycan on MHC class I molecules, promoting their recognition by calreticulin. Our results suggest that in addition to being a peptide editor, TAPBPR improves peptide optimisation by promoting peptide-receptive MHC class I molecules to associate with the peptide-loading complex.
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- Andreas Neerincx
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Division of Applied Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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In order to provide specificity for T cell responses against pathogens and tumours, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules present high-affinity peptides at the cell surface to T cells. A key player for peptide loading is the MHC class I-dedicated chaperone tapasin. Recently we discovered a second MHC class I-dedicated chaperone, the tapasin-related protein TAPBPR. Here, we review the major steps in the MHC class I pathway and the TAPBPR data. We discuss the potential function of TAPBPR in the MHC class I pathway and the involvement of this previously uncharacterised protein in human health and disease.
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- C Hermann
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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Hermann C, van Hateren A, Trautwein N, Neerincx A, Duriez PJ, Stevanović S, Trowsdale J, Deane JE, Elliott T, Boyle LH. TAPBPR alters MHC class I peptide presentation by functioning as a peptide exchange catalyst. eLife 2015; 4:e09617. [PMID: 26439010 PMCID: PMC4718805 DOI: 10.7554/elife.09617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Our understanding of the antigen presentation pathway has recently been enhanced with the identification that the tapasin-related protein TAPBPR is a second major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-specific chaperone. We sought to determine whether, like tapasin, TAPBPR can also influence MHC class I peptide selection by functioning as a peptide exchange catalyst. We show that TAPBPR can catalyse the dissociation of peptides from peptide-MHC I complexes, enhance the loading of peptide-receptive MHC I molecules, and discriminate between peptides based on affinity in vitro. In cells, the depletion of TAPBPR increased the diversity of peptides presented on MHC I molecules, suggesting that TAPBPR is involved in restricting peptide presentation. Our results suggest TAPBPR binds to MHC I in a peptide-receptive state and, like tapasin, works to enhance peptide optimisation. It is now clear there are two MHC class I specific peptide editors, tapasin and TAPBPR, intimately involved in controlling peptide presentation to the immune system.
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- Clemens Hermann
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Protein Core Facility, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Abualrous ET, Fritzsche S, Hein Z, Al-Balushi MS, Reinink P, Boyle LH, Wellbrock U, Antoniou AN, Springer S. F pocket flexibility influences the tapasin dependence of two differentially disease-associated MHC Class I proteins. Eur J Immunol 2015; 45:1248-57. [PMID: 25615938 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201445307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The human MHC class I protein HLA-B*27:05 is statistically associated with ankylosing spondylitis, unlike HLA-B*27:09, which differs in a single amino acid in the F pocket of the peptide-binding groove. To understand how this unique amino acid difference leads to a different behavior of the proteins in the cell, we have investigated the conformational stability of both proteins using a combination of in silico and experimental approaches. Here, we show that the binding site of B*27:05 is conformationally disordered in the absence of peptide due to a charge repulsion at the bottom of the F pocket. In agreement with this, B*27:05 requires the chaperone protein tapasin to a greater extent than the conformationally stable B*27:09 in order to remain structured and to bind peptide. Taken together, our data demonstrate a method to predict tapasin dependence and physiological behavior from the sequence and crystal structure of a particular class I allotype. Also watch the Video Abstract.
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- Esam T Abualrous
- Department of Life Science and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [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 Trust, Cambridge, UK
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The loading of peptide Ags onto MHC class I molecules is a highly controlled process in which the MHC class I-dedicated chaperone tapasin is a key player. We recently identified a tapasin-related molecule, TAPBPR, as an additional component in the MHC class I Ag-presentation pathway. In this study, we show that the amino acid residues important for tapasin to interact with MHC class I are highly conserved on TAPBPR. We identify specific residues in the N-terminal and C-terminal domains of TAPBPR involved in associating with MHC class I. Furthermore, we demonstrate that residues on MHC class I crucial for its association with tapasin, such as T134, are also essential for its interaction with TAPBPR. Taken together, the data indicate that TAPBPR and tapasin bind in a similar orientation to the same face of MHC class I. In the absence of tapasin, the association of MHC class I with TAPBPR is increased. However, in the absence of TAPBPR, the interaction between MHC class I and tapasin does not increase. In light of our findings, previous data determining the function of tapasin in the MHC class I Ag-processing and presentation pathway must be re-evaluated.
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- Clemens Hermann
- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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Garstka MA, Fritzsche S, Lenart I, Hein Z, Jankevicius G, Boyle LH, Elliott T, Trowsdale J, Antoniou AN, Zacharias M, Springer S. Tapasin dependence of major histocompatibility complex class I molecules correlates with their conformational flexibility. FASEB J 2011; 25:3989-98. [PMID: 21836024 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-190249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules present cell internally derived peptides at the plasma membrane for surveillance by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The surface expression of most class I molecules at least partially depends on the endoplasmic reticulum protein, tapasin, which helps them to bind peptides of the right length and sequence. To determine what makes a class I molecule dependent on support by tapasin, we have conducted in silico molecular dynamics (MD) studies and laboratory experiments to assess the conformational state of tapasin-dependent and -independent class I molecules. We find that in the absence of peptide, the region around the F pocket of the peptide binding groove of the tapasin-dependent molecule HLA-B*44:02 is in a disordered conformational state and that it is converted to a conformationally stable state by tapasin. This novel chaperone function of tapasin has not been described previously. We demonstrate that the disordered state of class I is caused by the presence of two adjacent acidic residues in the bottom of the F pocket of class I, and we suggest that conformational disorder is a common feature of tapasin-dependent class I molecules, making them essentially unable to bind peptides on their own. MD simulations are a useful tool to predict such conformational disorder of class I molecules.
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Jones DC, Kosmoliaptsis V, Apps R, Lapaque N, Smith I, Kono A, Chang C, Boyle LH, Taylor CJ, Trowsdale J, Allen RL. HLA class I allelic sequence and conformation regulate leukocyte Ig-like receptor binding. J Immunol 2011; 186:2990-7. [PMID: 21270408 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Leukocyte Ig-like receptors (LILRs) are a family of innate immune receptors predominantly expressed by myeloid cells that can alter the Ag presentation properties of macrophages and dendritic cells. Several LILRs bind HLA class I. Altered LILR recognition due to HLA allelic variation could be a contributing factor in disease. We comprehensively assessed LILR binding to >90 HLA class I alleles. The inhibitory receptors LILRB1 and LILRB2 varied in their level of binding to different HLA alleles, correlating in some cases with specific amino acid motifs. LILRB2 displayed the weakest binding to HLA-B*2705, an allele genetically associated with several autoimmune conditions and delayed progression of HIV infection. We also assessed the effect of HLA class I conformation on LILR binding. LILRB1 exclusively bound folded β(2)-microglobulin-associated class I, whereas LILRB2 bound both folded and free H chain forms. In contrast, the activating receptor LILRA1 and the soluble LILRA3 protein displayed a preference for binding to HLA-C free H chain. To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify the ligand of LILRA3. These findings support the hypothesis that LILR-mediated detection of unfolded versus folded MHC modulates immune responses during infection or inflammation.
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- Des C Jones
- Immunology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom.
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Eagle RA, Flack G, Warford A, Martínez-Borra J, Jafferji I, Traherne JA, Ohashi M, Boyle LH, Barrow AD, Caillat-Zucman S, Young NT, Trowsdale J. Cellular expression, trafficking, and function of two isoforms of human ULBP5/RAET1G. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4503. [PMID: 19223974 PMCID: PMC2637608 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The activating immunoreceptor NKG2D is expressed on Natural Killer (NK) cells and subsets of T cells. NKG2D contributes to anti-tumour and anti-viral immune responses in vitro and in vivo. The ligands for NKG2D in humans are diverse proteins of the MIC and ULBP/RAET families that are upregulated on the surface of virally infected cells and tumours. Two splicing variants of ULBP5/RAET1G have been cloned previously, but not extensively characterised. Methodology/Principal Findings We pursue a number of approaches to characterise the expression, trafficking, and function of the two isoforms of ULBP5/RAET1G. We show that both transcripts are frequently expressed in cell lines derived from epithelial cancers, and in primary breast cancers. The full-length transcript, RAET1G1, is predicted to encode a molecule with transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains that are unique amongst NKG2D ligands. Using specific anti-RAET1G1 antiserum to stain tissue microarrays we show that RAET1G1 expression is highly restricted in normal tissues. RAET1G1 was expressed at a low level in normal gastrointestinal epithelial cells in a similar pattern to MICA. Both RAET1G1 and MICA showed increased expression in the gut of patients with celiac disease. In contrast to healthy tissues the RAET1G1 antiserum stained a wide variety or different primary tumour sections. Both endogenously expressed and transfected RAET1G1 was mainly found inside the cell, with a minority of the protein reaching the cell surface. Conversely the truncated splicing variant of RAET1G2 was shown to encode a soluble molecule that could be secreted from cells. Secreted RAET1G2 was shown to downregulate NKG2D receptor expression on NK cells and hence may represent a novel tumour immune evasion strategy. Conclusions/Significance We demonstrate that the expression patterns of ULBP5RAET1G are very similar to the well-characterised NKG2D ligand, MICA. However the two isoforms of ULBP5/RAET1G have very different cellular localisations that are likely to reflect unique functionality.
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- Robert A Eagle
- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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Boyle LH, Traherne JA, Plotnek G, Ward R, Trowsdale J. Splice variation in the cytoplasmic domains of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein affects its cellular localisation and transport. J Neurochem 2007; 102:1853-1862. [PMID: 17573820 PMCID: PMC2156149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Although myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein is a candidate autoantigen in multiple sclerosis, its function remains unknown. In humans, mRNA expressed by the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein gene is alternatively spliced resulting in at least nine unique protein isoforms. In this study, we investigated the sub-cellular localisation and membrane trafficking of six isoforms by cloning them into mammalian expression vectors. Confocal microscopy revealed that these protein products are expressed in different cellular compartments. While two full-length isoforms (25.6 and 25.1) are expressed at the cell surface, three alternatively spliced forms (22.7, 21.0 and 20.5) have a more intracellular distribution, localising to the endoplasmic reticulum and/or endosomes. Isoform 16.3, which lacks a transmembrane domain, is secreted. A switch in the sub-cellular localisation of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein may have profound effects on receptor:ligand interactions and consequently the function of the protein. The structural features of the alternative isoforms and their differential, sub-cellular expression patterns could dictate the exposure of major immunogenic determinants within the central nervous system. Our findings highlight myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein splicing as a factor that could be critical to the phenotypic expression of multiple sclerosis.
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- Louise H Boyle
- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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MHC class I molecules exit the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by an unknown mechanism. Although a selective export mechanism has been proposed for the anterograde transport of class I, a motif responsible for export has never been identified. Although classical class I molecules lacking their cytoplasmic tail are expressed on the cell surface, we found that HLA-F was entirely dependent on its cytoplasmic tail for export from the ER. Two known export motifs were recognizable in HLA-F. A C-terminal valine residue functioned in ER export and interacted with coat complex (COP)II, while an RxR motif also played an important role in anterograde transport and bound to 14-3-3 proteins. This divergent trafficking of HLA-F implicates an alternative function for HLA-F, independent of loading with peptides in the ER.
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- Louise H Boyle
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Although it is well established that CD4+ T cells generally recognize major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules, MHC class I-reactive CD4+ T cells have occasionally been reported. Here we describe the isolation and characterization of six MHC class I-reactive CD4+ T-cell lines, obtained by co-culture of CD4+ peripheral blood T cells with the MHC class II-negative, transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP)-negative cell line, T2, transfected with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27. Responses were inhibited by the MHC class I-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb), W6/32, demonstrating the direct recognition of MHC class I molecules. In four cases, the restriction element was positively identified as HLA-A2, as responses by these clones were completely inhibited by MA2.1, an HLA-A2-specific mAb. Interestingly, three of the CD4+ T-cell lines only responded to cells expressing HLA-B27, irrespective of their restricting allele, implicating HLA-B27 as a possible source of peptides presented by the stimulatory MHC class I alleles. In addition, these CD4+ MHC class I alloreactive T-cell lines could recognize TAP-deficient cells and therefore may have particular clinical relevance to situations where the expression of TAP molecules is decreased, such as viral infection and transformation of cells.
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- Louise H Boyle
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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The MHC class I molecule, HLA-B27 can be expressed as a number of non-conventional forms, in addition to conventional HLA-B27 heterodimers presenting peptide. This has lead to new avenues of research to explain the association of this molecule with SpA. Surprisingly, HLA-B27 transgenic animal models implicated CD4+ T cells, which conventionally interact with MHC class II molecules, not MHC class I molecules, in the pathogenesis of SpA. One hypothesis to explain these finding is that non-conventional forms of HLA-B27, specifically HLA-B27 homodimers, might mimic MHC class II molecules and be recognised by CD4+ T cells. We investigated whether CD4+ T cells from AS patients can interact with HLA-B27, discovering that indeed CD4+ T cells can interact with various forms of HLA-B27. Here we discuss how such interactions between HLA-B27 and CD4+ T cells could occur in vivo and potential contributions of such interactions to the pathogenesis of SpA.
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- Louise H Boyle
- Cambridge Institute of Medical Research, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
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Boyle LH, Hill Gaston JS. Breaking the rules: the unconventional recognition of HLA-B27 by CD4+ T lymphocytes as an insight into the pathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003; 42:404-12. [PMID: 12626789 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Despite extensive research, it remains unclear why a small proportion of HLA- B27(+) individuals develop spondyloarthropathies (SpA). Because the function of HLA-B27, as a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecule, is peptide presentation to CD8(+) T cells, research has concentrated on the role of HLA-B27 as a restriction element for CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes in pathogenesis. However, findings in the B27-transgenic animal models, together with the identification of unusual processing and presentation features of HLA-B27, have raised alternative hypotheses for the pathogenic role of HLA-B27. One such hypothesis is that HLA-B27 can be recognized by CD4(+) T lymphocytes. Here we report the identification of such unusual cells, which break the conventional rules of MHC restriction, and propose a model for the role of such CD4(+) T cells in SpA.
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- L H Boyle
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
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HLA-B27 transgenic animal models suggest a role for CD4(+) T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of the spondyloarthropathies, and murine studies have raised the possibility that unusual forms of B27 may be involved in disease. We demonstrate that CD4(+) T cells capable of recognizing B27 can be isolated from humans by coculture with the MHC class II-negative cell line T2 transfected with B27. These CD4(+) T cells recognize a panel of B27-transfected cell lines that are defective in Ag-processing pathways, but not the nontransfected parental cell lines, in a CD4-dependent fashion. Inhibition of responses by the MHC class I-specific mAb w6/32 and the B27 binding mAb ME1 implicates the recognition of a form of B27 recognized by both of these Abs. We suggest that B27-reactive CD4(+) T cells may be pathogenic in spondyloarthropathies, particularly if factors such as infection influence expression of abnormal forms of B27.
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- L H Boyle
- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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