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Susanne Heintke

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Functional cysteine-less subunits of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP1 and TAP2) by de novo gene assembly

2002

AbstractWithin the adaptive immune system the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) plays a pivotal role in loading of peptides onto major histocompatibility (MHC) class I molecules. As a central tool to investigate the structure and function of the TAP complex, we created cysteine-less human TAP subunits by de novo gene synthesis, replacing all 19 cysteines in TAP1 and TAP2. After expression in TAP-deficient human fibroblasts, cysteine-less TAP1 and TAP2 are functional with respect to adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent peptide transport and inhibition by ICP47 from herpes simplex virus. Cysteine-less TAP1 and TAP2 restore maturation and intracellular trafficking of MHC c…

Models MolecularBiophysicsBiological Transport ActiveBiologyMajor histocompatibility complexTransfectionBiochemistryCell Linechemistry.chemical_compoundAdenosine TriphosphateStructural BiologyATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 3Cysteine-scanning mutagenesisMHC class IGeneticsHumansCysteineATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 2Molecular BiologyAntigen PresentationAntigen processingHistocompatibility Antigens Class ICell BiologyTransporter associated with antigen processingMolecular biologyRecombinant ProteinsCell biologyProtein SubunitschemistryAmino Acid SubstitutionAntigen processingPeptide transportMembrane proteinbiology.proteinAdenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporterTAP2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersTAP1Adenosine triphosphateFEBS Letters
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