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Peptide-independent stabilization of MHC class I molecules breaches cellular quality control

Peptide-independent stabilization of MHC class I molecules breaches cellular quality control
Peptide-independent stabilization of MHC class I molecules breaches cellular quality control
The intracellular trafficking of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) proteins is directed by three quality control mechanisms that test for their structural integrity, which is correlated to the binding of high-affinity antigenic peptide ligands. To investigate which molecular features of MHC-I these quality control mechanisms detect, we have followed the hypothesis that suboptimally loaded MHC-I molecules are characterized by their conformational mobility in the F-pocket region of the peptide-binding site. We have created a novel variant of an MHC-I protein, Kb-Y84C, in which two ?-helices in this region are linked by a disulfide bond that mimics the conformational and dynamic effects of bound high-affinity peptide. Kb-Y84C shows a remarkable increase in the binding affinity to its light chain, beta-2 microglobulin (?2m), and bypasses all three cellular quality control steps. Our data demonstrate (1) that coupling between peptide and ?2m binding to the MHC-I heavy chain is mediated by conformational dynamics; (2) that the folded conformation of MHC-I, supported by ?2m, plays a decisive role in passing the ER-to-cell-surface transport quality controls; and (3) that ?2m association is also tested by the cell surface quality control that leads to MHC-I endocytosis.
antigen presentation, endocytosis, major histocompatibility complex, ER quality control
0021-9533
2885-2897
Hein, Z.
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Uchtenhagen, H.
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Janssen, L.
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Van Hateren, A.
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Hanenberg, H.
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Springer, S.
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Janssen, L.
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Hein, Z., Uchtenhagen, H., Abualrous, E.T., Saini, S.K., Janssen, L., Van Hateren, A., Wiek, C., Hanenberg, H., Momburg, F., Achour, A., Elliott, T., Springer, S. and Boulanger, D. (2014) Peptide-independent stabilization of MHC class I molecules breaches cellular quality control. Journal of Cell Science, 127 (13), 2885-2897. (doi:10.1242/jcs.145334). (PMID:24806963)

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Abstract

The intracellular trafficking of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) proteins is directed by three quality control mechanisms that test for their structural integrity, which is correlated to the binding of high-affinity antigenic peptide ligands. To investigate which molecular features of MHC-I these quality control mechanisms detect, we have followed the hypothesis that suboptimally loaded MHC-I molecules are characterized by their conformational mobility in the F-pocket region of the peptide-binding site. We have created a novel variant of an MHC-I protein, Kb-Y84C, in which two ?-helices in this region are linked by a disulfide bond that mimics the conformational and dynamic effects of bound high-affinity peptide. Kb-Y84C shows a remarkable increase in the binding affinity to its light chain, beta-2 microglobulin (?2m), and bypasses all three cellular quality control steps. Our data demonstrate (1) that coupling between peptide and ?2m binding to the MHC-I heavy chain is mediated by conformational dynamics; (2) that the folded conformation of MHC-I, supported by ?2m, plays a decisive role in passing the ER-to-cell-surface transport quality controls; and (3) that ?2m association is also tested by the cell surface quality control that leads to MHC-I endocytosis.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 7 May 2014
Published date: 1 July 2014
Keywords: antigen presentation, endocytosis, major histocompatibility complex, ER quality control
Organisations: Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 368149
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/368149
ISSN: 0021-9533
PURE UUID: dedcc22a-ea4f-4389-8a2e-b7fa8d4e722c
ORCID for A. Van Hateren: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3915-0239
ORCID for T. Elliott: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-0222
ORCID for D. Boulanger: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-7313

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Date deposited: 19 Aug 2014 10:06
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:27

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Author: Z. Hein
Author: H. Uchtenhagen
Author: E.T. Abualrous
Author: S.K. Saini
Author: L. Janssen
Author: A. Van Hateren ORCID iD
Author: C. Wiek
Author: H. Hanenberg
Author: F. Momburg
Author: A. Achour
Author: T. Elliott ORCID iD
Author: S. Springer
Author: D. Boulanger ORCID iD

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