TAP- and tapasin-dependent HLA-E surface expression correlates with the binding of an MHC class I leader peptide
TAP- and tapasin-dependent HLA-E surface expression correlates with the binding of an MHC class I leader peptide
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DOI:
10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70014-4
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发表时间:
1998-01-01
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影响因子:
9.2
通讯作者:
McMichael, AJ
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作者:
Braud, VM;Allan, DSJ;McMichael, AJ
Background: The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ib molecule HLA-E is transcribed in most tissues but little is known about its localisation within the cell. We have recently shown that HLA-E binds signal-sequence-derived peptides from human MHC Glass I molecules ir: vitro.Results: Using a newly characterised antibody recognising HLA-E, we show that HLA-E is expressed at the cell surface, We demonstrate that HLA-E surface expression is correlated with the presence of MHC class I molecules which provide suitable leader sequence peptides capable of binding to HLA-E. Further studies on the interaction of HLA-E with molecules in the endoplasmic reticulum revealed that HLA-E associates with the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) and calreticulin, and that HLA-E expression is TAP-dependent and tapasin-dependent. In addition, HLA-E dissociates from TAP upon binding of MHC class I leader sequence peptides.Conclusion: These experiments establish that surface expression of HLA-E is regulated by the binding of a restricted pool of peptides from the leader sequence of MHO class I molecules. The correlation between HLA-E and MHC class I surface expression might be relevant to the function of HLA-E. Our results also show that, although these HLA-E binding peptides are derived from signal sequences, they may be released back into the cytosol and subsequently translocated by the TAP complex and loaded onto HLA-E molecules.