Document Detail


A Critical Role for Granzymes in Antigen Cross-Presentation through Regulating Phagocytosis of Killed Tumor Cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21709155     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Granzymes A and B (GrAB) are known principally for their role in mediating perforin-dependent death of virus-infected or malignant cells targeted by CTL. In this study, we show that granzymes also play a critical role as inducers of Ag cross-presentation by dendritic cells (DC). This was demonstrated by the markedly reduced priming of naive CD8(+) T cells specific for the model Ag OVA both in vitro and in vivo in response to tumor cells killed in the absence of granzymes. Reduced cross-priming was due to impairment of phagocytosis of tumor cell corpses by CD8α(+) DC but not CD8α(-) DC, demonstrating the importance of granzymes in inducing the exposure of prophagocytic "eat-me" signals on the dying target cell. Our data reveal a critical and previously unsuspected role for granzymes A and B in dictating immunogenicity by influencing the mode of tumor cell death and indicate that granzymes contribute to the efficient generation of immune effector pathways in addition to their well-known role in apoptosis induction.
Authors:
Sabine Hoves; Vivien R Sutton; Nicole M Haynes; Edwin D Hawkins; Daniel Fernández Ruiz; Nikola Baschuk; Karin A Sedelies; Maximilian Schnurr; John Stagg; Daniel M Andrews; Jose A Villadangos; Joseph A Trapani
Related Documents :
17113915 - Calcium-pterin suppresses mitogen-induced tryptophan degradation and neopterin producti...
12136075 - Increased serum levels of the interferon-gamma-inducing cytokine interleukin-18 in myas...
18464925 - Regulation of glial cell functions by ppar-gamma natural and synthetic agonists.
19414795 - Trichothecene mycotoxins activate inflammatory response in human macrophages.
19075395 - Il-17a and il-17f do not contribute vitally to autoimmune neuro-inflammation in mice.
8780395 - Human monocyte-derived macrophage phagocytosis of senescent eosinophils undergoing apop...
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-6-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Cancer Cell Death Laboratory, Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne 3002, Victoria, Australia;
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Novel Immunogenic Peptides Elicit Systemic Anaphylaxis in Mice: Implications for Peptide Vaccines.
Next Document:  Proapoptotic and Antiapoptotic Actions of Stat1 versus Stat3 Underlie Neuroprotective and Immunoregu...