ERAP1 enzyme-mediated trimming and structural analyses of MHC I–bound precursor peptides yield novel insights into antigen processing and presentation
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) and ERAP2 critically shape the major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I) immunopeptidome. The ERAPs remove N-terminal residues from antigenic precursor peptides and generate optimal-length peptides (i.e. 8–10-mers) to fit into the MHC class I groove. It is therefore intriguing that MHC class I molecules can present N-terminally extended peptides on the cell surface that can elicit CD8+ T-cell responses. This observation likely reflects gaps in our understanding of how antigens are processed by the ERAP enzymes. To better understand ERAPs' function in antigen processing, here we generated a nested set of N-terminally extended 10–20-mer peptides (RA)nAAKKKYCL covalently bound to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*0801. We used X-ray crystallography, thermostability assessments, and an ERAP1-trimming assay to characterize these complexes. The X-ray structures determined at 1.40–1.65 Å resolutions revealed that the residue extensions (RA)n unexpectedly protrude out of the A pocket of HLA-B*0801, whereas the AAKKKYCL core of all peptides adopts similar, bound conformations. HLA-B*0801 residue 62 was critical to open the A pocket. We also show that HLA-B*0801 and antigenic precursor peptides form stable complexes. Finally, ERAP1-mediated trimming of the MHC I–bound peptides required a minimal length of 14 amino acids. We propose a mechanistic modelmore »
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- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Inst. of Health
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1591907
- Grant/Contract Number:
- R01 AI114467; R01 AI108546
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 294; Journal Issue: 49; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9258
- Publisher:
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; immunology; antigen presentation; antigen processing; structural biology; endoplasmic reticulum (ER); CD8+ T cells; endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase (ERAP); immunopeptidome; major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I); adaptive immunity; HLA-B*0801
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Li, Lenong, Batliwala, Mansoor, and Bouvier, Marlene. ERAP1 enzyme-mediated trimming and structural analyses of MHC I–bound precursor peptides yield novel insights into antigen processing and presentation. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA119.010102.
Li, Lenong, Batliwala, Mansoor, & Bouvier, Marlene. ERAP1 enzyme-mediated trimming and structural analyses of MHC I–bound precursor peptides yield novel insights into antigen processing and presentation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.010102
Li, Lenong, Batliwala, Mansoor, and Bouvier, Marlene. Thu .
"ERAP1 enzyme-mediated trimming and structural analyses of MHC I–bound precursor peptides yield novel insights into antigen processing and presentation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA119.010102. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1591907.
@article{osti_1591907,
title = {ERAP1 enzyme-mediated trimming and structural analyses of MHC I–bound precursor peptides yield novel insights into antigen processing and presentation},
author = {Li, Lenong and Batliwala, Mansoor and Bouvier, Marlene},
abstractNote = {Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) and ERAP2 critically shape the major histocompatibility complex I (MHC I) immunopeptidome. The ERAPs remove N-terminal residues from antigenic precursor peptides and generate optimal-length peptides (i.e. 8–10-mers) to fit into the MHC class I groove. It is therefore intriguing that MHC class I molecules can present N-terminally extended peptides on the cell surface that can elicit CD8+ T-cell responses. This observation likely reflects gaps in our understanding of how antigens are processed by the ERAP enzymes. To better understand ERAPs' function in antigen processing, here we generated a nested set of N-terminally extended 10–20-mer peptides (RA)nAAKKKYCL covalently bound to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*0801. We used X-ray crystallography, thermostability assessments, and an ERAP1-trimming assay to characterize these complexes. The X-ray structures determined at 1.40–1.65 Å resolutions revealed that the residue extensions (RA)n unexpectedly protrude out of the A pocket of HLA-B*0801, whereas the AAKKKYCL core of all peptides adopts similar, bound conformations. HLA-B*0801 residue 62 was critical to open the A pocket. We also show that HLA-B*0801 and antigenic precursor peptides form stable complexes. Finally, ERAP1-mediated trimming of the MHC I–bound peptides required a minimal length of 14 amino acids. We propose a mechanistic model explaining how ERAP1-mediated trimming of MHC I–bound peptides in cells can generate peptides of canonical as well as noncanonical lengths that still serve as stable MHC I ligands. Our results provide a framework to better understand how the ERAP enzymes influence the MHC I immunopeptidome.},
doi = {10.1074/jbc.RA119.010102},
journal = {Journal of Biological Chemistry},
number = 49,
volume = 294,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {10}
}
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