Preprocalcitonin signal peptide generates a cytotoxic T lymphocyte-defined tumor epitope processed by a proteasome-independent pathway.

نویسندگان

  • Faten El Hage
  • Vincent Stroobant
  • Isabelle Vergnon
  • Jean-François Baurain
  • Hamid Echchakir
  • Vladimir Lazar
  • Salem Chouaib
  • Pierre G Coulie
  • Fathia Mami-Chouaib
چکیده

We identified an antigen recognized on a human non-small-cell lung carcinoma by a cytotoxic T lymphocyte clone derived from autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. The antigenic peptide is presented by HLA-A2 and is encoded by the CALCA gene, which codes for calcitonin and for the alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide. The peptide is derived from the carboxy-terminal region of the preprocalcitonin signal peptide and is processed independently of proteasomes and the transporter associated with antigen processing. Processing occurs within the endoplasmic reticulum of all tumoral and normal cells tested, including dendritic cells, and it involves signal peptidase and the aspartic protease, signal peptide peptidase. The CALCA gene is overexpressed in medullary thyroid carcinomas and in several lung carcinomas compared with normal tissues, leading to recognition by the T cell clone. This new epitope is, therefore, a promising candidate for cancer immunotherapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

دوره 105 29  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008