Assembly and transport of MHC class II molecules. |
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Authors: | L Teyton P A Peterson |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037. |
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Abstract: | At the surface of antigen-presenting cells MHC class I and class II molecules present peptides to respectively CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. MHC class I molecules acquire peptides right after synthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum. MHC class II molecules do not acquire peptides in the endoplasmic reticulum but instead associate with a third chain, the invariant chain which impedes peptide binding. Subsequently the invariant chain takes MHC class II molecules to the endosomal/lysosomal compartment thanks to a targeting signal retained in its cytoplasmic tail. It then dissociates from the MHC class II dimer to allow it to bind peptides. |
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