title: HLA-DM and the MHC class II antigen presentation pathway.
abstract: The MHC class II antigen processing pathway provides a mechanism to selectively present peptides generated in the endosomal compartments of antigen presenting cells to CD4+ T cells. Transport of newly synthesized class II molecules to the endosomal pathway requires the function of an accessory protein, invariant chain, which contains a region that interacts directly with the class II peptide binding site. Release of invariant chain and peptide loading by class II molecules are facilitated by a second accessory protein, HLA-DM. This MHC-encoded membrane protein catalyzes peptide exchange reactions, influencing the repertoire of peptides that are available for recognition by T cells.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. pjensen@bimcore.emory.edu
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Thayer
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Dao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006681:HLA-D Antigens / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000944:Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte; C416189:H2-M antigens; D006681:HLA-D Antigens; C084245:HLA-DM antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; C045084:invariant chain