RECONSTITUTION OF AN OPERATIONAL MHC CLASS-II COMPARTMENT IN NONANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS
RECONSTITUTION OF AN OPERATIONAL MHC CLASS-II COMPARTMENT IN NONANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS
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DOI:
10.1126/science.7985028
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发表时间:
1994-12-02
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
PETERSON, PA
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作者:
KARLSSON, L;PELERAUX, A;PETERSON, PA
Professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) have a distinct compartment in which class II molecules are proposed to acquire antigenic peptides. Genetic evidence suggests that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DM, an unusual class II molecule, participates in this process. Peptide acquisition was reconstituted in nonprofessional APCs by transfection of class II, invariant chain (Ii), and H-2M, the murine equivalent of DM. The H-2M heterodimer appeared in an endosomal compartment, not at the cell surface, and the localization was independent of Ii. The data presented show that H-2M, class II, and Ii are the minimally required components for efficient formation of stable class II-peptide complexes, and thus for a functional class II compartment.