Trophoblast Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Products Are Resistant to Rapid Degradation Imposed by the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Gene Products US2 and US11

Overview

Journal J Exp Med

Specialties Allergy & Immunology
General Medicine

Date 1998 Aug 4

PMID 9687527

Citations 43

Authors

D J Schust

D Tortorella

J Seebach

C Phan

H L Ploegh

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Abstract

US11 and US2 encode gene products expressed early in the replicative cycle of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), which cause dislocation of human and murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules from the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol, where the class I heavy chains are rapidly degraded. Human histocompatibility leukocyte antigens (HLA)-C and HLA-G are uniquely resistant to the effects of both US11 and US2 in a human trophoblast cell line as well as in porcine endothelial cells stably transfected with human class I genes. Dislocation and degradation of MHC class I heavy chains do not appear to involve cell type-specific factors, as US11 and US2 are fully active in this xenogeneic model. Importantly, trophoblasts HLA-G and HLA-C possess unique characteristics that allow their escape from HCMV-associated MHC class I degradation. Trophoblast class I molecules could serve not only to block recognition by natural killer cells, but also to guide virus-specific HLA-C- and possibly HLA-G-restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocytes to their targets.

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