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- Title
Primary deficiency of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein in human abetalipoproteinemia is associated with loss of CD1 function.
- Authors
Zeissig, Sebastian; Dougan, Stephanie K.; Barral, Duarte C.; Junker, Yvonne; Zhangguo Chen; Kaser, Arthur; Ho, Madelyn; Mandel, Hannah; McIntyre, Adam; Kennedy, Susan M.; Painter, Gavin F.; Veerapen, Natacha; Besra, Gurdyal S.; Cerundolo, Vincenzo; Simon Yue; Beladi, Sarah; Behar, Samuel M.; Xiuxu Chen; Gumperz, Jenny E.; Breckpot, Karine
- Abstract
Abetalipoproteinemia (ABL) is a rare Mendelian disorder of lipid metabolism due to genetic deficiency in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). It is associated with defects in MTP-mediated lipid transfer onto apolipoprotein B (APOB) and impaired secretion of APOB-containing lipoproteins. Recently, MTP was shown to regulate the CD1 family of lipid antigen-presenting molecules, but little is known about immune function in ABL patients. Here, we have shown that ABL is characterized by immune defects affecting presentation of self and microbial lipid antigens by group 1 (CD1a, CD1b, CD1c) and group 2 (CD1d) CD1 molecules. In dendritic cells isolated from ABL patients, MTP deficiency was associated with increased proteasomal degradation of group 1 CD1 molecules. Although CD1d escaped degradation, it was unable to load antigens and exhibited functional defects similar to those affecting the group 1 CD1 molecules. The reduction in CD1 function resulted in impaired activation of CD1-restricted T and invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and reduced numbers and phenotypic alterations of iNKT cells consistent with central and peripheral CD1 defects in vivo. These data highlight MTP as a unique regulator of human metabolic and immune pathways and reveal that ABL is not only a disorder of lipid metabolism but also an immune disease involving CD1.
- Subjects
LIPID metabolism; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; TRIGLYCERIDES; LIPOPROTEINS; IMMUNITY; ANTIGENS; BLOOD protein disorders; CARRIER proteins; CELL culture; CELLULAR immunity; COMPARATIVE studies; INTERLEUKINS; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; T cells; EVALUATION research; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2010, Vol 120, Issue 8, p2889
- ISSN
0021-9738
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1172/JCI42703