Project description:HLA-C expresion varies widely across the different HLA-C alleles. MicroRNA binding can partly explain the differences in HLA-C allele expression however other contributing factors still remain undetermined. Here we use two common HLA-C alleles, HLA-C*05:01 and HLA-C*07:02, to explore differences in expression levels. Using functional, structural and peptide repertoire comparisons we demonstrate that HLA-C expression levels are not only modulated at the RNA level but also at the protein level. This dataset contains RAW data and database search results for HLA-C*05:01 and HLA-C*07:02 from the 721.221 cell line.
Project description:Analysis of peptide presentation by Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I of influenza B infected C1R cells expressing HLA-B*07:02, -B*08:01 or -B*35:01.
Project description:Specific alterations in protein post-translational modification (PTMs) are recognized hallmarks of diseases. These modifications potentially provide a unique disease-related source of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I-presented peptide antigens that can elicit specific immune responses. Although, phosphorylated HLA peptides have received already some attention, the frequency and characteristics of arginine methylated HLA class I peptide presentation have not been explored in detail. In a model human B-cell line we detected by mass spectrometry (MS) 149 HLA class I peptides harboring mono- and/or di-methylated arginine residues. The source proteins of these antigens play important roles in signal transduction, gene transcription and DNA repair. A striking preference was observed in presentation of arginine (di)methylated peptides predicted to bind HLA-B*07 molecules, most likely because the binding motifs of this allele resemble the substrates for arginine methyl-transferases. The HLA-B*07 peptides were preferentially di-methylated at the P3 position in the sequence, thus consecutively to the proline anchor residue at position P2. Such a proline-arginine sequnce has been associated with the arginine methyl-transferases CARM1 and PRMT5. Making use of the specific neutral losses in the MS/MS spectra we could further assign most of the peptides to be asymmetrically di-methylated, most likely by CARM1. The here presented data expand our knowledge of processing and presentation of arginine (di)methylated HLA class I peptides, indicating that this type of modification is frequently presented for recognition by T-cells and might thus present a potential target for immunotherapy.
