Autopresentation of Hepatitis B Virus Envelope Antigens by T Cells

Overview

Journal J Virol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Date 1992 Apr 1

PMID 1548778

Citations 8

Authors

C Ferrari

M Pilli

A Penna

A Bertoletti

A Valli

A Cavalli

G Pasetti

F Fiaccadori

Affiliations

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Abstract

Processing and presentation by T cells appear to be limited to antigens that can directly interact with the T-cell surface, thereby overcoming the T-cell inefficiency in antigen capture and internalization. Our study provides evidence that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope proteins can also be efficiently processed and presented by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells to other T cells in a human leukocyte antigen class II-restricted fashion. This phenomenon suggests a receptor-mediated interaction between T cells and the HBV envelope and defines a system that can, we hope, be exploited for the identification of the receptor binding site within the HBV envelope and for the characterization of the putative cellular HBV receptor.

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