title: The melting pot of the MHC II peptidome.
abstract: Recent advances in mass spectrometry technology have facilitated detailed examination of MHC-II immunopeptidomes, for example the repertoires of peptides bound to MHC-II molecules expressed in antigen presenting cells. These studies have deepened our view of MHC-II presentation. Other studies have broadened our view of pathways leading up to peptide loading. Here we review these recent studies in the context of earlier work on conventional and non-conventional MHC-II processing. The message that emerges is that sources of antigen beyond conventional endosomal processing of endocytosed proteins are important for generation of cellular immune responses to pathogens and maintenance of central and peripheral tolerance. The multiplicity of pathways results in a broad MHC II immunopeptidome that conveys the sampled environment to patrolling T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, United States; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, United States; Graduate Program in Immunology and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, United States. Electronic address: lawrence.stern@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY 10461, United States; Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY 10461, United States.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santambrogio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D004705:Endocytosis; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D010455:Peptides