Photoactivable Glycolipid Antigens Generate Stable Conjugates with CD1d for Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Activation

Activation of invariant natural killer T lymphocytes (iNKT cells) by α-galactosylceramide (α-GC) elicits a range of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory immune responses. We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of α-GC analogues with acyl chains of varying length and a terminal benzophenone. These bound efficiently to the glycolipid antigen presenting protein CD1d, and upon photoactivation formed stable CD1d-glycolipid covalent conjugates. Conjugates of benzophenone α-GCs with soluble or cell-bound CD1d proteins retained potent iNKT cell activating properties, with biologic effects that were modulated by acyl chain length and the resulting affinities of conjugates for iNKT cell antigen receptors. Analysis by mass spectrometry identified a unique covalent attachment site for the glycolipid ligands in the hydrophobic ligand binding pocket of CD1d. The creation of covalent conjugates of CD1d with α-GC provides a new tool for probing the biology of glycolipid antigen presentation, as well as opportunities for developing effective immunotherapeutics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Bioconjugate chemistry - 29(2018), 9 vom: 19. Sept., Seite 3161-3173

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Veerapen, Natacha [VerfasserIn]
Kharkwal, Shalu Sharma [VerfasserIn]
Jervis, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Bhowruth, Veemal [VerfasserIn]
Besra, Amareeta K [VerfasserIn]
North, Simon J [VerfasserIn]
Haslam, Stuart M [VerfasserIn]
Dell, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Hobrath, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Quaid, Padraic J [VerfasserIn]
Moynihan, Patrick J [VerfasserIn]
Cox, Liam R [VerfasserIn]
Kharkwal, Himanshu [VerfasserIn]
Zauderer, Maurice [VerfasserIn]
Besra, Gurdyal S [VerfasserIn]
Porcelli, Steven A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens
Antigens, CD1d
CD1D protein, human
Glycolipids
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.07.2019

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00484

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM287249557