title: Generation, translocation, and presentation of MHC class I-restricted peptides.
abstract: The T lymphocytes of the vertebrate immune system look for changes that take place within the organism by examining a display of peptides at the cell surface. These peptides are presented by the products of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). MHC class I products present peptides derived by proteolysis of cytosolic proteins by the multicatalytic protease, the proteasome. These peptides are translocated from the cytosol into the endoplasmic reticulum by a dedicated peptide transporter, the transporter associated with antigen presentation (TAP). TAP consists of two subunits, and translocates peptides that are approximately 8-12 residues in length. The COOH terminal residue of the peptide is a major determinant in the specificity of translocation. Following translocation, peptides bind to MHC class I molecules, which depend on the peptide ligand as well as on interactions with chaperonins for proper folding. These complexes then egress from the ER and are transported to their final destination, the cell surface.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Heemels
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ploegh
mesh_terms: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D010452:Peptide Biosynthesis; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011485:Protein Binding; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C037662:EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; C077436:LMP7 protein; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex