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Uncommon P1 Anchor-featured Viral T Cell Epitope Preference within HLA-A*2601 and HLA-A*0101 Individuals.
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ImmunoHorizons [Immunohorizons] 2024 Jun 01; Vol. 8 (6), pp. 415-430. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The individual HLA-related susceptibility to emerging viral diseases such as COVID-19 underscores the importance of understanding how HLA polymorphism influences peptide presentation and T cell recognition. Similar to HLA-A*0101, which is one of the earliest identified HLA alleles among the human population, HLA-A*2601 possesses a similar characteristic for the binding peptide and acts as a prevalent allomorph in HLA-I. In this study, we found that, compared with HLA-A*0101, HLA-A*2601 individuals exhibit distinctive features for the T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus after infection and/or vaccination. The heterogeneous T cell responses can be attributed to the distinct preference of HLA-A*2601 and HLA-A*0101 to T cell epitope motifs with negative-charged residues at the P1 and P3 positions, respectively. Furthermore, we determined the crystal structures of the HLA-A*2601 complexed to four peptides derived from SARS-CoV-2 and human papillomavirus, with one structure of HLA-A*0101 for comparison. The shallow pocket C of HLA-A*2601 results in the promiscuous presentation of peptides with "switchable" bulged conformations because of the secondary anchor in the median portion. Notably, the hydrogen bond network formed between the negative-charged P1 anchors and the HLA-A*2601-specific residues lead to a "closed" conformation and solid placement for the P1 secondary anchor accommodation in pocket A. This insight sheds light on the intricate relationship between HLA I allelic allomorphs, peptide binding, and the immune response and provides valuable implications for understanding disease susceptibility and potential vaccine design.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 The Authors.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
HLA-A Antigens immunology
HLA-A Antigens genetics
HLA-A Antigens metabolism
HLA-A Antigens chemistry
Peptides immunology
Peptides chemistry
Alleles
HLA-A1 Antigen
Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte immunology
Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte genetics
SARS-CoV-2 immunology
SARS-CoV-2 genetics
COVID-19 immunology
COVID-19 virology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2573-7732
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- ImmunoHorizons
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38885041
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.2400026