The murine cytomegalovirus immunoevasin gp40 binds MHC class I molecules to retain them in the early secretory pathway

Linda Janßen, Venkat Raman Ramnarayan, Mohamed Aboelmagd, Maro Iliopoulou, Zeynep Hein, Irina Majoul, Susanne Fritzsche, Anne Halenius, Sebastian Springer*

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

In the presence of the murine cytomegalovirus (mCMV) gp40 (m152) protein, murine major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules do not reach the cell surface but are retained in an early compartment of the secretory pathway. We find that gp40 does not impair the folding or high-affinity peptide binding of the class I molecules but binds to them, leading to their retention in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) and the cis-Golgi, most likely by retrieval from the cis-Golgi to the ER.We identify a sequence in gp40 that is required for both its own retention in the early secretory pathway and for that of class I molecules.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Cell Science
Volume129
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)219-227
Number of pages9
ISSN0021-9533
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.01.2016

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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