title: Induction of antigen cross-presentation by Toll-like receptors.
abstract: Cross-presentation is the pathway by which exogenous antigens are routed for presentation on MHC class I for activation of CD8(+) T cells. This pathway is important for the development of CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against tumors and infectious pathogens that do not directly infect APC. We review studies showing that certain Toll-like receptors mediate cross-presentation by dendritic cells, initiating cytosolic processing of antigen after inducing dendritic cell maturation. The implications of these studies for understanding CD8(+) T cell activation and implementing novel vaccine strategies is considered.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0663, USA. sdatta@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Sandip K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003600:Cytosol / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors