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ArticlePLoS pathogens2019

HLA-B locus products resist degradation by the human cytomegalovirus immunoevasin US11.

Cosima Zimmermann, Daniel Kowalewski, Liane Bauersfeld, Andreas Hildenbrand, Carolin Gerke, Magdalena Schwarzmüller, Vu Thuy Khanh Le-Trilling, Stefan Stevanovic, Hartmut Hengel, Frank Momburg and 1 more

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Cosima ZimmermannInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2956-1410
Daniel KowalewskiDepartment of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0482-9927
Liane BauersfeldInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Andreas HildenbrandInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Carolin GerkeInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Magdalena SchwarzmüllerInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Vu Thuy Khanh Le-TrillingInstitute for Virology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2733-3732
Stefan StevanovicDepartment of Immunology, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1954-7762
Hartmut HengelInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3482-816X
Frank MomburgClinical Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Immunity, Antigen Presentation and T/NK Cell Activation Group, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Anne HaleniusInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6335-1017
University of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To escape CD8+ T-cell immunity, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) US11 redirects MHC-I for rapid ER-associated proteolytic degradation (ERAD). In humans, classical MHC-I molecules are encoded by the highly polymorphic HLA-A, -B and -C gene loci. While HLA-C resists US11 degradation, the specificity for HLA-A and HLA-B products has not been systematically studied. In this study we analyzed the MHC-I peptide ligands in HCMV-infected cells. A US11-dependent loss of HLA-A ligands was observed, but not of HLA-B. We revealed a general ability of HLA-B to assemble with β2m and exit from the ER in the presence of US11. Surprisingly, a low-complexity region between the signal peptide sequence and the Ig-like domain of US11, was necessary to form a stable interaction with assembled MHC-I and, moreover, this region was also responsible for changing the pool of HLA-B ligands. Our data suggest a two-pronged strategy by US11 to escape CD8+ T-cell immunity, firstly, by degrading HLA-A molecules, and secondly, by manipulating the HLA-B ligandome.

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Antigen PresentationCell LineCytomegalovirusEndoplasmic Reticulum-Associated DegradationHeLa CellsHLA-A AntigensHLA-B AntigensHumansImmune EvasionLigandsModels, ImmunologicalModels, MolecularProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRNA-Binding ProteinsViral ProteinsHLA-A AntigensHLA-B AntigensLigandsRNA-Binding ProteinsUS11 protein, herpesvirusViral Proteins

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PMID31527904
PMCPMC6764698
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