Identification of sequences in the human peptide transporter subunit TAP1 required for transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) function

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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Identification of sequences in the human peptide transporter subunit TAP1 required for transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) function

Hanspeter Pircher Dennis Strand Barbara Seliger Ulrike Ritz Christoph Huber Frank Momburg

subject

Genetic Vectors Immunology Antigen presentation Biological Transport Active Epitopes T-Lymphocyte Transfection Major histocompatibility complex Mice Antigen ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 3 MHC class I Tumor Cells Cultured Animals Humans Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus Immunology and Allergy Amino Acid Sequence ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 2 Sequence Deletion Mice Knockout Antigen Presentation biology Antigen processing Histocompatibility Antigens Class I General Medicine Transporter associated with antigen processing MHC restriction Cytotoxicity Tests Immunologic Molecular biology Peptide Fragments Cell biology Mice Inbred C57BL Peptide transport Mutagenesis Site-Directed biology.protein ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Dimerization T-Lymphocytes Cytotoxic

description

The heterodimeric peptide transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) consisting of the subunits TAP1 and TAP2 mediates the transport of cytosolic peptides into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In order to accurately define domains required for peptide transporter function, a molecular approach based on the construction of a panel of human TAP1 mutants and their expression in TAP1(-/-) cells was employed. The characteristics and biological activity of the various TAP1 mutants were determined, and compared to that of wild-type TAP1 and TAP1(-/-) control cells. All mutant TAP1 proteins were localized in the ER and were capable of forming complexes with the TAP2 subunit. However, the TAP1 mutants analyzed transported peptides with different efficiencies and displayed a heterogeneous MHC class I surface expression pattern which was directly associated with their susceptibility to cytotoxic T lymphocyte-mediated lysis. Based on this study, the TAP1 mutants can be divided into three categories: those expressing a similar phenotype compared to TAP1(-/-) or wild-type TAP1 cells respectively, and those representing an intermediate phenotype in terms of peptide transport rate, MHC class I surface expression and immune recognition. Thus, the results provide evidence that specific regions in the TAP1 subunit are crucial for the proper processing and presentation of cytosolic antigens to MHC class I-restricted T cells, whereas others may play a minor role in this process.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2001-02-01	International Immunology

https://doi.org/10.1093/intimm/13.1.31