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Exogenous peptides delivered by ricin require processing by signal peptidase for transporter associated with antigen processing-independent MHC class I-restricted presentation
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UNSPECIFIED (2002) Exogenous peptides delivered by ricin require processing by signal peptidase for transporter associated with antigen processing-independent MHC class I-restricted presentation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 169 (1). pp. 99-107. ISSN 0022-1767
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In this study we demonstrate that a disarmed version of the cytotoxin ricin can deliver exogenous CD8(+) T cell epitopes into the MHC class I-restricted pathway by a TAP-independent, signal peptidase-dependent pathway. Defined viral peptide epitopes genetically fused to the N terminus of an attenuated ricin A subunit (kTA) that was reassociated with its partner B subunit were able to reach the early secretory pathway of sensitive cells, including TAP-deficient cells. Successful processing and presentation by MHC class I proteins was not dependent on proteasome Activity or on recycling of MHC class I proteins, but rather on a functional secretory pathway. Our results demonstrated a role for signal peptidase in the generation of peptide epitopes associated at the amino terminus of RTA. We showed, first, that potential signal peptide cleavage sites located toward the N terminus of RTA can be posttranslationally cleaved by signal peptidase and, second, that mutation of one of these sites led to a loss of peptide presentation. These results identify a novel MHC class I presentation pathway that exploits the ability of toxins to reach the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum by retrograde transport, and suggest a role for endoplasmic reticulum signal peptidase in the processing and presentation of MHC class I peptides. Because. TAP-negative cells can be sensitized for CTL killing following retrograde transport of toxin-linked peptides, application of these results has direct implications for the development of novel vaccination strategies.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology |
| Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY |
| Publisher: | AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS |
| ISSN: | 0022-1767 |
| Date: | 1 July 2002 |
| Volume: | 169 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Number of Pages: | 9 |
| Page Range: | pp. 99-107 |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/10837 |
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