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Science 27 April 2007:
Vol. 316. no. 5824, p. 511
DOI: 10.1126/science.316.5824.511n
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Antigenic peptides are presented to T cells from two sources: Proteins generated inside the cell (as in the case of virally infected cells or tumor cells) or from an extracellular pool. In the latter situation, class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) present peptide fragments to CD4+ helper T cells, whereas MHC class I molecules display peptides to CD8+ T cells in a process known as cross-presentation. Burgdorf et al. (p. 612) reveal that the two pathways for presenting peptides from the same extracellular antigen are determined by the mode of antigen uptake by the APC. For class I restricted presentation, surface mannose receptors routed antigen to the stable early endosome compartment, where peptides could meet MHC class I molecules. In contrast, pinocytosis of the same antigen directed it to the lysosomal compartment for presentation by class II MHC. The findings will help resolve questions about how APCs activate and modulate different arms of the T cell response.
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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)
