6533b7d4fe1ef96bd1262935
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Functional cysteine-less subunits of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP1 and TAP2) by de novo gene assembly
Ulrike RitzRupert AbeleMin ChenBarbara SeligerRobert TampéBrigitte Lankat-buttgereitSusanne HeintkeJoachim Kochsubject
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 triphosphatedescription
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 class I molecules to the cell surface.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-04 | FEBS Letters |