Dendritic cell maturation triggers retrograde MHC class II transport from lysosomes to the plasma membrane

Amy Chow, Derek Toomre, Wendy Garrett and Ira Mellman ()
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Amy Chow: Yale University School of Medicine
Derek Toomre: Yale University School of Medicine
Wendy Garrett: Yale University School of Medicine
Ira Mellman: Yale University School of Medicine

Nature, 2002, vol. 418, issue 6901, 988-994

Abstract: Abstract Central to the initiation of immune responses is recognition of peptide antigen by T lymphocytes. The cell biology of dendritic cells makes them ideally suited for the essential process of antigen presentation1. Their life cycle includes several stages characterized by distinct functions and mechanisms of regulation2. Immature dendritic cells synthesize large amounts of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules (MHC II), but the αβ-dimers are targeted to late endosomes and lysosomes (often referred to as MHC class II compartments) where they reside unproductively with internalized antigens. After exposure to microbial products or inflammatory mediators, endocytosis is downregulated, the expression of co-stimulatory molecules is enhanced, and newly formed immunogenic MHC II–peptide complexes are transported to the cell surface3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. That these MHC II molecules reach the surface is surprising, as the lysosomes comprise the terminal degradative compartment of the endocytic pathway from which exogenous components generally cannot be recovered intact11. Here we have visualized this pathway in live dendritic cells by video microscopy, using cells expressing MHC II tagged with green fluorescent protein (GFP). We show that on stimulation, dendritic cells generate tubules from lysosomal compartments that go on to fuse directly with the plasma membrane.

Date: 2002
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