PMID- 25505266 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150415 LR - 20210205 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 290 IP - 5 DP - 2015 Jan 30 TI - Naturally processed non-canonical HLA-A*02:01 presented peptides. PG - 2593-603 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M114.607028 [doi] AB - Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules generally present peptides (p) of 8 to 11 amino acids (aa) in length. Although an increasing number of examples with lengthy (>11 aa) peptides, presented mostly by HLA-B alleles, have been reported. Here we characterize HLA-A*02:01 restricted, in addition to the HLA-B*0702 and HLA-B*4402 restricted, lengthy peptides (>11 aa) arising from the B-cell ligandome. We analyzed a number of 15-mer peptides presented by HLA-A*02:01, and confirmed pHLA-I formation by HLA folding and thermal stability assays. Surprisingly the binding affinity and stability of the 15-mer epitopes in complex with HLA-A*02:01 were comparable with the values observed for canonical length (8 to 11 aa) HLA-A*02:01-restricted peptides. We solved the structures of two 15-mer epitopes in complex with HLA-A*02:01, within which the peptides adopted distinct super-bulged conformations. Moreover, we demonstrate that T-cells can recognize the 15-mer peptides in the context of HLA-A*02:01, indicating that these 15-mer peptides represent immunogenic ligands. Collectively, our data expand our understanding of longer epitopes in the context of HLA-I, highlighting that they are not limited to the HLA-B family, but can bind the ubiquitous HLA-A*02:01 molecule, and play an important role in T-cell immunity. CI - (c) 2015 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. FAU - Hassan, Chopie AU - Hassan C AD - From the Departments of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion and. FAU - Chabrol, Eric AU - Chabrol E AD - the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia. FAU - Jahn, Lorenz AU - Jahn L AD - Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Kester, Michel G D AU - Kester MG AD - Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - de Ru, Arnoud H AU - de Ru AH AD - From the Departments of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion and. FAU - Drijfhout, Jan W AU - Drijfhout JW AD - From the Departments of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion and. FAU - Rossjohn, Jamie AU - Rossjohn J AD - the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia, the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia, and the Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, United Kingdom. FAU - Falkenburg, J H Frederik AU - Falkenburg JH AD - Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Heemskerk, Mirjam H M AU - Heemskerk MH AD - Hematology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Gras, Stephanie AU - Gras S AD - the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia, the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia, and stephanie.gras@monash.edu. FAU - van Veelen, Peter A AU - van Veelen PA AD - From the Departments of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion and p.a.van_veelen@lumc.nl. LA - eng SI - PDB/4U6X SI - PDB/4U6Y PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141212 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (HLA-A*02:01 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-A2 Antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-B*07:02 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-B7 Antigen) RN - 0 (Peptides) SB - IM MH - Cell Line MH - Crystallography, X-Ray MH - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/chemistry/immunology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - HLA-A2 Antigen/*chemistry/immunology MH - HLA-B7 Antigen/chemistry/immunology MH - Humans MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Peptides MH - Protein Conformation PMC - PMC4317018 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Crystallography OT - HLA-A*02:01 OT - Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I OT - Immunology OT - Mass Spectrometry (MS) OT - Peptide Conformation OT - Peptides OT - Peptidomics OT - T-cell Immunity EDAT- 2014/12/17 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/16 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/30 CRDT- 2014/12/16 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)49237-3 [pii] AID - M114.607028 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M114.607028 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2015 Jan 30;290(5):2593-603. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.607028. Epub 2014 Dec 12.