CD1-restricted T cell recognition of microbial lipoglycan antigens.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-14-1995
Abstract
It has long been the paradigm that T cells recognize peptide antigens presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. However, nonpeptide antigens can be presented to T cells by human CD1b molecules, which are not encoded by the MHC. A major class of microbial antigens associated with pathogenicity are lipoglycans. It is shown here that human CD1b presents the defined mycobacterial lipoglycan lipoarabinomannan (LAM) to alpha beta T cell receptor-bearing lymphocytes. Presentation of these lipoglycan antigens required internalization and endosomal acidification. The T cell recognition required mannosides with alpha(1-->2) linkages and a phosphotidylinositol unit. T cells activated by LAM produced interferon gamma and were cytolytic. Thus, an important class of microbial molecules, the lipoglycans, is a part of the universe of foreign antigens recognized by human T cells.
Volume
269
Issue
5221
First Page
227
Last Page
230
ISSN
0036-8075
Published In/Presented At
Sieling, P. A., Chatterjee, D., Porcelli, S. A., Prigozy, T. I., Mazzaccaro, R. J., Soriano, T., Bloom, B. R., Brenner, M. B., Kronenberg, M., & Brennan, P. J. (1995). CD1-restricted T cell recognition of microbial lipoglycan antigens. Science (New York, N.Y.), 269(5221), 227–230. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7542404
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
7542404
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article