Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells

HLA-E and -G class Ib molecules were considered unrelated to viral antigen presentation. HLA-E binds nonamers from the leader sequences of other HLA-I molecules and the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL40 protein, interacting with CD94/NKG2 NK cell receptors. Yet, evidence that HLA-E may present some...

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Autores: Altadill, Mireia, Álvarez, Iñaki, Ataya Fernández, Michelle, 1993-, Heredia, Gemma, Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda, Muntasell i Castellví, Aura, 1972-, Llano, Manuel, Fuchs, Jonas, Vilches, Carlos, Hengel, Hartmut, Halenius, Anne, López-Botet, M. (Miguel)
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tan.70089
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Palabra clave:HLA‐E
HLA‐G
NK cell
T lymphocyte
Cytomegalovirus
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spelling Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cellsAltadill, MireiaÁlvarez, IñakiAtaya Fernández, Michelle, 1993-Heredia, GemmaAlari-Pahissa, ElisendaMuntasell i Castellví, Aura, 1972-Llano, ManuelFuchs, JonasVilches, CarlosHengel, HartmutHalenius, AnneLópez-Botet, M. (Miguel)HLA‐EHLA‐GNK cellT lymphocyteCytomegalovirusHLA-E and -G class Ib molecules were considered unrelated to viral antigen presentation. HLA-E binds nonamers from the leader sequences of other HLA-I molecules and the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL40 protein, interacting with CD94/NKG2 NK cell receptors. Yet, evidence that HLA-E may present some pathogen-derived peptides to CD8+ T lymphocytes has been reported. By contrast, HLA-G binds a broad spectrum of endogenous sequences but its role in antigen presentation is unknown. An experimental approach was set up to search for HCMV antigens displayed by HLA-G in infected cells. Among the analysed peptidome, 22 sequences corresponding to 16 HCMV molecules were identified; 17 peptides were confirmed to interact in vitro with HLA-G of which 10 displayed characteristic anchor residues. As compared to the response in short-term (6 h) assays to immunodominant IE-1 and pp65 antigens, none of the HLA-G-binding peptides stimulated cytokine production by CD8+ T cells from HCMV-seropositive blood donors (n = 15). Following a 14-day peptide stimulation of PBMC and expansion with IL-2, CD8+ T cells specifically responding to a subset of these viral antigens were detected in some individuals, yet were not restricted by HLA-G in functional assays. A subset of viral peptides did bind to both HLA-G and -E but were not recognised by CD94/NKG2 NK cell receptors. Our results provide the first evidence that HLA-G may display potentially immunogenic viral peptides in HCMV-infected cells, yet do not support their ability to promote HLA-G-restricted CD8+ T cell responses nor to modulate NK cell functions.The work was supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación-FEDER (PID2019-110609RB-C21-C22/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: grant FOR2830, project HA 6035/2-2 (A.H.) and HE 2526/9-2 (H.H.).Wiley202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/70643http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tan.70089http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70643reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésHLA. 2025 May;105(5):e70089info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/PID2019-110609RB-C21info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/PID2019-110609RB-C22© 2025 The Author(s). HLA: Immune Response Genetics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/706432026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
title Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
spellingShingle Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
Altadill, Mireia
HLA‐E
HLA‐G
NK cell
T lymphocyte
Cytomegalovirus
title_short Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
title_full Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
title_fullStr Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
title_full_unstemmed Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
title_sort Human cytomegalovirus antigen presentation by HLA-G in infected cells
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Altadill, Mireia
Álvarez, Iñaki
Ataya Fernández, Michelle, 1993-
Heredia, Gemma
Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda
Muntasell i Castellví, Aura, 1972-
Llano, Manuel
Fuchs, Jonas
Vilches, Carlos
Hengel, Hartmut
Halenius, Anne
López-Botet, M. (Miguel)
author Altadill, Mireia
author_facet Altadill, Mireia
Álvarez, Iñaki
Ataya Fernández, Michelle, 1993-
Heredia, Gemma
Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda
Muntasell i Castellví, Aura, 1972-
Llano, Manuel
Fuchs, Jonas
Vilches, Carlos
Hengel, Hartmut
Halenius, Anne
López-Botet, M. (Miguel)
author_role author
author2 Álvarez, Iñaki
Ataya Fernández, Michelle, 1993-
Heredia, Gemma
Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda
Muntasell i Castellví, Aura, 1972-
Llano, Manuel
Fuchs, Jonas
Vilches, Carlos
Hengel, Hartmut
Halenius, Anne
López-Botet, M. (Miguel)
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv HLA‐E
HLA‐G
NK cell
T lymphocyte
Cytomegalovirus
topic HLA‐E
HLA‐G
NK cell
T lymphocyte
Cytomegalovirus
description HLA-E and -G class Ib molecules were considered unrelated to viral antigen presentation. HLA-E binds nonamers from the leader sequences of other HLA-I molecules and the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL40 protein, interacting with CD94/NKG2 NK cell receptors. Yet, evidence that HLA-E may present some pathogen-derived peptides to CD8+ T lymphocytes has been reported. By contrast, HLA-G binds a broad spectrum of endogenous sequences but its role in antigen presentation is unknown. An experimental approach was set up to search for HCMV antigens displayed by HLA-G in infected cells. Among the analysed peptidome, 22 sequences corresponding to 16 HCMV molecules were identified; 17 peptides were confirmed to interact in vitro with HLA-G of which 10 displayed characteristic anchor residues. As compared to the response in short-term (6 h) assays to immunodominant IE-1 and pp65 antigens, none of the HLA-G-binding peptides stimulated cytokine production by CD8+ T cells from HCMV-seropositive blood donors (n = 15). Following a 14-day peptide stimulation of PBMC and expansion with IL-2, CD8+ T cells specifically responding to a subset of these viral antigens were detected in some individuals, yet were not restricted by HLA-G in functional assays. A subset of viral peptides did bind to both HLA-G and -E but were not recognised by CD94/NKG2 NK cell receptors. Our results provide the first evidence that HLA-G may display potentially immunogenic viral peptides in HCMV-infected cells, yet do not support their ability to promote HLA-G-restricted CD8+ T cell responses nor to modulate NK cell functions.
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