Soluble HLA-I/Peptide Monomers Mediate Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cell Activation through Passive Peptide Exchange with Cell-Bound HLA-I Molecules

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Allard, Mathilde | Oger, Romain | Benlalam, Houssem | Florenceau, Laetitia | Echasserieau, Klara | Bernardeau, Karine | Labarrière, Nathalie | Lang, François | Gervois, Nadine

Edité par CCSD ; Publisher : Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, c1950-. Latest Publisher : Bethesda, MD : American Association of Immunologists -

International audience. Accumulating evidence that serum levels of soluble class I HLA molecules (sHLA-I) can, under various pathological conditions, correlate with disease stage and/or patient survival, has stimulated interest in defining whether sHLA-I can exert immunological functions. However, despite a mounting number of publications suggesting the ability of sHLA-I to affect immune effectors in vitro, the precise underlying mechanism still remains controversial. In this article, we address potential functions of both classical and nonclassical sHLA-I, using soluble recombinant HLA-I/peptide monomers, and clearly demonstrate their ability to trigger Ag-specific activation of CD8 T cells in vitro. Furthermore, we provide strong evidence that this behavior results from the passive transfer of peptides from monomers to T cell-bound HLA-I molecules, allowing for fratricide representation and activation. Hence, we proposed a unifying model of T cell activation by HLA-I/peptide monomers, reappraising the potential involvement of sHLA-I molecules in the immune response.

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