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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
It has been described that peptides derived from a highly conserved region of the alpha1 helix of the first domain of HLA class I Ags exhibit immunomodulatory capacity blocking both T and NK cell cytotoxicity. In vivo treatment with these peptides prolongs survival of MHC-mismatched allografts. However, the molecular bases of these effects are still unclear. In this study, we further analyze the mechanisms by which the dimeric peptide HLA-B2702 (77-83/83-77) induces suppression of NK cell cytotoxicity. This peptide inhibits natural and redirected lysis mediated by NK cells without significantly affecting effector-target cell binding. We have also isolated and sequenced a protein that binds this inhibitory peptide, which structurally corresponds to beta-tubulin. Tubulin is the major protein of microtubules and is involved in target cell killing. Furthermore, B2702 peptide promotes GTP-independent tubulin assembly, producing aggregates that cannot be depolymerized by cold. Treatment of NK cells with Taxol or demecolcine, which interfere with microtubule organization, also prevents NK cell cytotoxicity. Taken together, these results support the hypothesis that the peptide B2702 (77-83/83-77) exerts its inhibitory effect on NK cell cytotoxicity by inducing polymerization of microtubules and interfering with their normal assembly/disassembly dynamics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6776-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Adjuvants, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Demecolcine, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-HLA-B27 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-K562 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Tubulin, pubmed-meshheading:11120798-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
HLA-B2702 (77-83/83-77) peptide binds to beta-tubulin on human NK cells and blocks their cytotoxic capacity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Reina Sofía, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't