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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
We report for the first time the immunoadjuvant effects of lipoconjugation of peptide antigens in an in vitro system by using CD4+ T-cells. The lipopeptides obtained by conjugating a palmitoyl moiety at the N(alpha)-terminal of Gln(74) or at the epsilon-NH(2) of Lys(75) of GpMBP(74-85) induced increased T-cell responsiveness compared to the native nonlipidated peptide. On the other hand, lipoderivatives of GpMBP(82-98) did not increase the T-cell response, demonstrating that the superagonist inducing effect of lipoconjugation is epitope-specific. Digestion of the two native peptides with cathepsin D and L, both implicated in antigen processing, and with a complete lysosomal fraction of a EBV-transformed B cell line shows that GpMBP(74-85) is resistant to cellular proteases, while GpMBP(82-98) is easily digested by these enzymes. These results suggest that the first prerequisite for increasing the T-cell response by lipoconjugation is the stability of the native peptide to peptidases, providing an important insight into the understanding of the immunoadjuvant effect of lipoderivative antigens.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3504-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Palmitoyl derivatives of GpMBP epitopes: T-cell response and peptidases susceptibility.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Chimica Organica "Ugo Schiff" and Centro di Studio sulla Chimica e la Struttura dei Composti Eterociclici e loro Applicazioni del C.N.R., Polo Scientifico Universitario, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. annamaria.papini@unifi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't