Synergy between B cell receptor/antigen uptake and MHCII peptide editing relies on HLA-DO tuning

Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 25;9(1):13877. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50455-y.

Abstract

B cell receptors and surface-displayed peptide/MHCII complexes constitute two key components of the B-cell machinery to sense signals and communicate with other cell types during antigen-triggered activation. However, critical pathways synergizing antigen-BCR interaction and antigenic peptide-MHCII presentation remain elusive. Here, we report the discovery of factors involved in establishing such synergy. We applied a single-cell measure coupled with super-resolution microscopy to investigate the integrated function of two lysosomal regulators for peptide loading, HLA-DM and HLA-DO. In model cell lines and human tonsillar B cells, we found that tunable DM/DO stoichiometry governs DMfree activity for exchange of placeholder CLIP peptides with high affinity MHCII ligands. Compared to their naïve counterparts, memory B cells with less DMfree concentrate a higher proportion of CLIP/MHCII in lysosomal compartments. Upon activation mediated by high affinity BCR, DO tuning is synchronized with antigen internalization and rapidly potentiates DMfree activity to optimize antigen presentation for T-cell recruitment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigen Presentation / immunology
  • Antigens / immunology*
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • Cell Line
  • HLA-D Antigens / immunology*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Memory / immunology
  • Lysosomes / immunology
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / immunology*

Substances

  • Antigens
  • HLA-D Antigens
  • HLA-DO antigens
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell