Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Structural mechanism of tapasin-mediated MHC-I peptide loading in antigen presentation

  • Jiansheng Jiang,
  • Daniel K. Taylor,
  • Ellen J. Kim,
  • Lisa F. Boyd,
  • Javeed Ahmad,
  • Michael G. Mage,
  • Hau V. Truong,
  • Claire H. Woodward,
  • Nikolaos G. Sgourakis,
  • Peter Cresswell,
  • David H. Margulies,
  • Kannan Natarajan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33153-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The catalytic chaperone tapasin assists peptide loading onto MHC-I molecules for antigen presentation and immune recognition. Here, the authors present crystal structures that provide insights into the molecular mechanism of tapasin-mediated peptide exchange.