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- Title
Direct proteasome-independent cross-presentation of viral antigen by plasmacytoid dendritic cells on major histocompatibility complex class I.
- Authors
Di Pucchio, Tiziana; Chatterjee, Bithi; Smed-Sörensen, Anna; Clayton, Sandra; Palazzo, Adam; Montes, Monica; Xue, Yaming; Mellman, Ira; Banchereau, Jacques; Connolly, John E
- Abstract
Although plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) respond to virus replication in a nonspecific way by producing large amounts of type I interferon, a rapid, direct function for pDCs in activating antiviral lymphocytes is less apparent. Here we show that pDCs were able to rapidly initiate antigen-specific antiviral CD8+ T cell responses. After being exposed to virus, pDCs efficiently and rapidly internalized exogenous viral antigens and then presented those antigens on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I to CD8+ T cells. Processing of exogenous antigen occurred in endocytic organelles and did not require transit of antigen to the cytosol. Intracellular stores of MHC class I partially localized together with the transferrin receptor and internalized transferrin in endosomes, which suggested that such recycling endosomes are sites for loading peptide onto MHC class I or for peptide transit. Our data demonstrate that pDCs use 'ready-made' stores of MHC class I to rapidly present exogenous antigen to CD8+ T cells.
- Publication
Nature immunology, 2008, Vol 9, Issue 5, p551
- ISSN
1529-2916
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ni.1602