Publication Date:
1998-05-09
Description:
Degradation of invariant chain (Ii) is a critical step in major histocompatibility complex class II-restricted antigen presentation. Cathepsin L was found to be necessary for Ii degradation in cortical thymic epithelial cells (cTECs), but not in bone marrow (BM)-derived antigen-presenting cells (APCs). Consequently, positive selection of CD4+ T cells was reduced. Because different cysteine proteinases are responsible for specific Ii degradation steps in cTECs and BM-derived APCs, the proteolytic environment in cells mediating positive and negative selection may be distinct. The identification of a protease involved in class II presentation in a tissue-specific manner suggests a potential means of manipulating CD4+ T cell responsiveness in vivo.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nakagawa, T -- Roth, W -- Wong, P -- Nelson, A -- Farr, A -- Deussing, J -- Villadangos, J A -- Ploegh, H -- Peters, C -- Rudensky, A Y -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1998 Apr 17;280(5362):450-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9545226" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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*Antigen Presentation
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Antigen-Presenting Cells/enzymology/immunology
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Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte/*metabolism
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Bone Marrow Cells/enzymology/immunology
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CD4 Lymphocyte Count
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CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/enzymology/*immunology
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CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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Cathepsin L
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Cathepsins/genetics/*metabolism
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Cysteine Endopeptidases
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*Endopeptidases
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Epithelial Cells/enzymology
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Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/*metabolism
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Mutation
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Spleen/cytology/immunology
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T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
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Thymus Gland/enzymology/*immunology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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