Mapping the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein-derived peptidome presented by HLA class II on dendritic cells

Autor: Rebecca Powell Doherty, Persephone Borrow, Morten Thaysen-Andersen, Kevin O. Saunders, Yoanna Ariosa Morejon, Rebeca Kawahara, Robert Parker, Maria Aggelakopoulou, Barton F. Haynes, Thomas Partridge, Jimmy Parker, Esther Lee, Priyamvada Acharya, Nicola Ternette, Victoria Stalls, Catherine Wormald
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: bioRxiv
Cell Reports
DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.19.255901
Popis: Understanding and eliciting protective immune responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an urgent priority. To facilitate these objectives, we profile the repertoire of human leukocyte antigen class II (HLA-II)-bound peptides presented by HLA-DR diverse monocyte-derived dendritic cells pulsed with SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein. We identify 209 unique HLA-II-bound peptide sequences, many forming nested sets, which map to sites throughout S including glycosylated regions. Comparison of the glycosylation profile of the S protein to that of the HLA-II-bound S peptides reveals substantial trimming of glycan residues on the latter, likely induced during antigen processing. Our data also highlight the receptor-binding motif in S1 as a HLA-DR-binding peptide-rich region and identify S2-derived peptides with potential for targeting by cross-protective vaccine-elicited responses. Results from this study will aid analysis of CD4+ T cell responses in infected individuals and vaccine recipients and have application in next-generation vaccine design.
Graphical Abstract
Parker et al map the HLA-II-bound peptides and glycopeptides presented by SARS-Cov-2 spike protein-pulsed monocyte-derived dendritic cells. They observe that complex glycans on the spike immunogen are trimmed during antigen processing, revealing a signature for HLA-II presentation, and highlight congruence between the HLA-II-bound peptides identified and T cell epitopes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE