PMID- 17589290 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070817 LR - 20221109 IS - 1524-9557 (Print) IS - 1524-9557 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 5 DP - 2007 Jul-Aug TI - Cyclin-dependent kinaselike 5 is a novel target of immunotherapy in adult T-cell leukemia. PG - 499-505 AB - In the present study, we attempted a comprehensive analysis of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I-bound peptides presented on adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cells by the latest technology of mass spectrometry combined with reversed phase liquid chromatography (LC/MS) to identify novel tumor-associated antigens. We screened the sequenced peptides for those compatible with the motives of the respective HLA class I alleles. Then, we narrowed down the candidate peptides according to the differential expression of their source proteins between ATL cells and normal CD4 T cells. Among these candidates, we focused on cyclin-dependent kinaselike 5 (CDKL5) because it was highly expressed in several ATL cell lines and some ATL clinical samples but not in normal CD4 T cells. To examine its immunogenicity, we stimulated CD8 T cells from an HLA-B62 healthy donor several times with autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells loaded with HLA-B*62-restricted CDKL5 peptide1012-1021 QVNQAALLTY that we identified. CDKL5-stimulated bulk CD8 T cells exerted higher cytotoxicity against CDKL5 peptide-loaded autologous Epstein Barr virus-transformed B cell line (LCL) than against unloaded LCL. Furthermore these T cells had strong cytotoxic activity against HLA-B*62-positive CDKL5-positive but not HLA-B*62-negative CDKL5-positive ATL cells. These results demonstrate that CDKL5 is a novel tumor (leukemia) antigen in ATL and that the HLA-B*62-restricted CDKL5 peptide can be used for cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-mediated immunotherapy. Identification of tumor-associated antigens by LC/MS is an eligible and efficient method suitable for future taylor-made immunotherapy of hematologic malignancies. FAU - Kawahara, Masahiro AU - Kawahara M AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. FAU - Hori, Toshiyuki AU - Hori T FAU - Matsubara, Yasushi AU - Matsubara Y FAU - Okawa, Katsuya AU - Okawa K FAU - Uchiyama, Takashi AU - Uchiyama T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Immunother JT - Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997) JID - 9706083 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (HLA-B Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (CDKL5 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/chemistry/*immunology MH - B-Lymphocytes MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology/metabolism MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Line, Transformed MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Cytotoxicity, Immunologic MH - Dendritic Cells/immunology MH - HLA-B Antigens/immunology MH - Herpesvirus 4, Human MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/chemistry/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunotherapy MH - Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/*immunology/therapy MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Oligopeptides/immunology MH - Peptides/*analysis/immunology/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/chemistry/*immunology EDAT- 2007/06/26 09:00 MHDA- 2007/08/19 09:00 CRDT- 2007/06/26 09:00 PHST- 2007/06/26 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/08/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/26 09:00 [entrez] AID - 00002371-200707000-00004 [pii] AID - 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3180336771 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunother. 2007 Jul-Aug;30(5):499-505. doi: 10.1097/CJI.0b013e3180336771.