Journal
CELLS
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10123360
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immunoproteasome; antigen processing; CD8 T cell responses; immune protection
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Immunoproteasomes are a specialized form of proteasomes assembled by immune system cells, with cytokine-inducible homologues replacing constitutive catalytic sites. They are adapted for MHC class I antigen processing and CD8(+) T-cell activation, potentially contributing to both CD8(+) T-cell-mediated control of intracellular infections and the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases.
Proteasomes are responsible for intracellular proteolysis and play an important role in cellular protein homeostasis. Cells of the immune system assemble a specialized form of proteasomes, known as immunoproteasomes, in which the constitutive catalytic sites are replaced for cytokine-inducible homologues. While immunoproteasomes may fulfill all standard proteasome' functions, they seem specially adapted for a role in MHC class I antigen processing and CD8(+) T-cell activation. In this way, they may contribute to CD8(+) T-cell-mediated control of intracellular infections, but also to the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Starting at the discovery of its catalytic subunits in the genome, here, we review the observations shaping our current understanding of immunoproteasome function, and the consequential novel opportunities for immune intervention.
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