title: Processing of recombinant Listeria monocytogenes proteins for MHC class I presentation follows a dedicated, high-efficiency pathway.
abstract: CD8(+) T lymphocytes recognize short peptides of ∼8-10 aa bound to MHC class I molecules (pMHC) on the surface of APCs. These peptides can be generated from either endogenous proteins synthesized by the biosynthetic machinery of the presenting cell or from exogenously sourced proteins. Because much of the research characterizing the MHC class I processing pathway has focused on endogenously synthesized proteins, it is not known whether differences exist in the processing pathway followed by endogenously synthesized versus exogenously sourced proteins. To highlight potential differences in the processing of endogenous versus exogenous proteins, we developed a model system to measure the efficiency of pMHC generation from nearly identical recombinant proteins expressed from vaccinia virus and Listeria monocytogenes. In these experiments, we uncovered a striking difference in the way recombinant Listeria Ags are processed and presented when compared with endogenously synthesized viral proteins. Specifically, we find that pMHC production from secreted Listeria proteins occurs at the same rate, independent of the cellular half-life of the protein from which it is derived, whereas the rate of pMHC production from endogenously synthesized viral proteins is absolutely dependent on its protein half-life. Accordingly, our data demonstrate the existence of a distinct and highly efficient MHC class I presentation pathway used for the processing of at least some exogenously synthesized proteins.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
authors: Benjamin J
authors: BJ
authors: Wolf
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Princiotta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007739:L Cells; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D055550:Protein Stability; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006183:H-2 Antigens; C078460:H-2K(sm1) antigen; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins
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