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Understanding the constitutive presentation of MHC class I immunopeptidomes in primary tissues.
Journal Paper/Review - Jan 18, 2022
Kubiniok Peter, Marcu Ana, Bichmann Leon, Kuchenbecker Leon, Schuster Heiko, Hamelin David J, Duquette Jérôme D, Kovalchik Kevin A, Wessling Laura, Kohlbacher Oliver, Rammensee Hans-Georg, Neidert Marian C, Sirois Isabelle, Caron Etienne
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Understanding the molecular principles that govern the composition of the MHC-I immunopeptidome across different primary tissues is fundamentally important to predict how T cells respond in different contexts . Here, we performed a global analysis of the MHC-I immunopeptidome from 29 to 19 primary human and mouse tissues, respectively. First, we observed that different HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C allotypes do not contribute evenly to the global composition of the MHC-I immunopeptidome across multiple human tissues. Second, we found that tissue-specific and housekeeping MHC-I peptides share very distinct properties. Third, we discovered that proteins that are evolutionarily hyperconserved represent the primary source of the MHC-I immunopeptidome at the organism-wide scale. Fourth, we uncovered new components of the antigen processing and presentation network, including the carboxypeptidases CPE, CNDP1/2, and CPVL. Together, this study opens up new avenues toward a system-wide understanding of antigen presentation across mammalian species.