PMID- 21660045 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111121 LR - 20211020 IS - 1476-5551 (Electronic) IS - 0887-6924 (Print) IS - 0887-6924 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 10 DP - 2011 Oct TI - Identification of novel myeloma-specific XBP1 peptides able to generate cytotoxic T lymphocytes: a potential therapeutic application in multiple myeloma. PG - 1610-9 LID - 10.1038/leu.2011.120 [doi] AB - The purpose of these studies was to identify human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2(+) immunogenic peptides derived from XBP1 antigens to induce a multiple myeloma (MM)-specific immune response. Six native peptides from non-spliced XBP1 antigen and three native peptides from spliced XBP1 antigen were selected and evaluated for their HLA-A2 specificity. Among them, XBP1(184-192), XBP1 SP(196-204) and XBP1 SP(367-375) peptides showed the highest level of binding affinity, but not stability to HLA-A2 molecules. Novel heteroclitic XBP1 peptides, YISPWILAV or YLFPQLISV, demonstrated a significant improvement in HLA-A2 stability from their native XBP1(184-192) or XBP1 SP(367-375) peptide, respectively. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes generated by repeated stimulation of CD3(+) T cells with each HLA-A2-specific heteroclitic peptide showed an increased percentage of CD8(+) (cytotoxic) and CD69(+)/CD45RO(+) (activated memory) T cells and a lower percentage of CD4(+) (helper) and CD45RA(+)/CCR7(+) (naive) T cells, which were distinct from the control T cells. Functionally, the cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) demonstrated MM-specific and HLA-A2-restricted proliferation, interferon-gamma secretion and cytotoxic activity in response to MM cell lines and importantly, cytotoxicity against primary MM cells. These data demonstrate the distinct immunogenic characteristics of unique heteroclitic XBP1 peptides, which induce MM-specific CTLs and highlights their potential application for immunotherapy to treat the patients with MM or its pre-malignant condition. FAU - Bae, J AU - Bae J AD - Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA. FAU - Carrasco, R AU - Carrasco R FAU - Lee, A-H AU - Lee AH FAU - Prabhala, R AU - Prabhala R FAU - Tai, Y-T AU - Tai YT FAU - Anderson, K C AU - Anderson KC FAU - Munshi, N C AU - Munshi NC LA - eng GR - P50-100707/PHS HHS/United States GR - R01-50947/PHS HHS/United States GR - P01-78378/PHS HHS/United States GR - P01 CA078378/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA155258/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA050947/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA100707/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01-155258/PHS HHS/United States GR - R01-129295/PHS HHS/United States GR - R01 CA124929/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20110610 PL - England TA - Leukemia JT - Leukemia JID - 8704895 RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (X-Box Binding Protein 1) RN - 0 (XBP1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Humans MH - Multiple Myeloma/*metabolism/therapy MH - Peptide Fragments/immunology/*metabolism/therapeutic use MH - Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/cytology/*immunology MH - Transcription Factors/chemistry/*metabolism MH - X-Box Binding Protein 1 PMC - PMC3483794 MID - NIHMS275832 COIS- CONFLICT OF INTEREST There are no competing financial conflicts of interest in relation to the work described. EDAT- 2011/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/13 00:00 PMCR- 2012/10/30 CRDT- 2011/06/11 06:00 PHST- 2011/06/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/13 00:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/10/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - leu2011120 [pii] AID - 10.1038/leu.2011.120 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leukemia. 2011 Oct;25(10):1610-9. doi: 10.1038/leu.2011.120. Epub 2011 Jun 10.