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The ins and outs of MHC class II-mediated antigen processing and presentation

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Roche, Paul A., Furuta, Kazuyuki·2015·Nature reviews. Immunology

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Antigenic peptide-loaded MHC class II molecules (peptide-MHC class II) are constitutively expressed on the surface of professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs), including dendritic cells, B cells, macrophages and thymic epithelial cells, and are presented to antigen-specific CD4(+) T cells. The mechanisms of antigen uptake, the nature of the antigen processing compartments and the lifetime of cell surface peptide-MHC class II complexes can vary depending on the type of APC. It is likely that these differences are important for the function of each distinct APC subset in the generation of effective adaptive immune responses. In this Review, we describe our current knowledge of the mechanisms of uptake and processing of antigens, the intracellular formation of peptide-MHC class II complexes, the intracellular trafficking of peptide-MHC class II complexes to the APC plasma membrane and their ultimate degradation.

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Authors
Roche, P. A., & Furuta, K.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Okayama University (JP)
Corresponding author
Roche, Paul A.
Venue
Nature reviews. Immunology
Published
2015-02-27
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
203-216
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W2059385530
Cited by
1,207
References
154
Citations by year
2026: 172 · 2025: 161 · 2024: 134 · 2023: 145 · 2022: 109 · 2021: 101 · 2020: 105 · 2019: 62 · 2018: 70 · 2017: 62 · 2016: 65 · 2015: 19
FWCI
6.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (Z01BC009404, Z01BC011033)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
Keywords
MHC class II, antigen processing, antigen presentation, antigen-presenting cells, dendritic cells, B cells, macrophages, thymic epithelial cells, CD4+ T cells, peptide-MHC class II complexes, antigen uptake, intracellular trafficking, adaptive immune response
MeSH terms
Animals, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Epitopes, Antigens, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, Cell Membrane, Humans, Peptides, Antigen Presentation, Protein Transport

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