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ArticleMolecular immunology2021

The glycosylation status of MHC class I molecules impacts their interactions with TAPBPR.

F Tudor Ilca, Louise H Boyle

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Article in Molecular immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

F Tudor IlcaDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK.
Louise H BoyleDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK. Electronic address: lhb22@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycosylation plays a crucial role in the folding, structure, quality control and trafficking of glycoproteins. Here, we explored whether the glycosylation status of MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules impacts their affinity for the peptide editor, TAPBPR. We demonstrate that the interaction between TAPBPR and MHC-I is stronger when MHC-I lacks a glycan. Subsequently, TAPBPR can dissociate peptides, even those of high affinity, more easily from non-glycosylated MHC-I compared to their glycosylated counterparts. In addition, TAPBPR is more resistant to peptide-mediated allosteric release from non-glycosylated MHC-I compared to species with a glycan attached. Consequently, we find the glycosylation status of HLA-A*68:02, -A*02:01 and -B*27:05 influences their ability to undergo TAPBPR-mediated peptide exchange. The discovery that the glycan attached to MHC-I significantly influences the affinity of their interactions with TAPBPR has important implications, on both an experimental level and in a biological context.

Indexed as

Antigen PresentationGlycosylationHeLa CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansImmunoglobulinsMembrane ProteinsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IImmunoglobulinsMembrane ProteinsTAPBPL protein, humanAntigen processing and presentationGlycosylationMHCPeptide editingPeptide exchangeTAPBPR/TAPBPL

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PMID34543843
PMCPMC8524320
OpenAlexW3200626718

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