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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 192, Number 12, December 18, 2000 1755-1762


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Phosphorylated Peptides Are Naturally Processed and Presented by Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecules In Vivo

Angela L. Zarlinga, Scott B. Ficarrod, Forest M. Whited, Jeffrey Shabanowitzd, Donald F. Huntb,d, and Victor H. Engelharda,c
a Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
b Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
c Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
d Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901

Correspondence to: Victor H. Engelhard, Beirne Carter Center for Immunology Research, Medical Research Building 4, Box 801386, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Tel:804-924-2423 Fax:804-924-1221 E-mail:vhe{at}virginia.edu.

Posttranslational modification of peptide antigens has been shown to alter the ability of T cells to recognize major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I–restricted peptides. However, the existence and origin of naturally processed phosphorylated peptides presented by MHC class I molecules have not been explored. By using mass spectrometry, significant numbers of naturally processed phosphorylated peptides were detected in association with several human MHC class I molecules. In addition, CD8+ T cells could be generated that specifically recognized a phosphorylated epitope. Thus, phosphorylated peptides are part of the repertoire of antigens available for recognition by T cells in vivo.

Key Words: MHC class I, posttranslational protein processing, phosphopeptides, mass spectrometry, cytotoxic T lymphocytes


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