TY - JOUR
T1 - Impaired response to Listeria in H2-M3-deficient mice reveals a nonredundant role of MHC class Ib-specific T cells in host defense
AU - Xu, Honglin
AU - Chun, Taehoon
AU - Choi, Hak Jong
AU - Wang, Bin
AU - Wang, Chyung Ru
PY - 2006/2/20
Y1 - 2006/2/20
N2 - The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ib molecule H2-M3 primes the rapid expansion of CD8+ T cells by presenting N-formylated bacterial peptides. However, the significance of H2-M3-restricted T cells in host defense against bacteria is unclear. We generated H2-M3-deficient mice to investigate the role of H2-M3 in immunity against Listeria monocytogenes (LM), a model intracellular bacterial pathogen. H2-M3-deficient mice are impaired in early bacterial clearance during primary infection, with diminished LM-specific CD8+ T cell responses and compromised innate immune functions. Although H2-M3-restricted CD8+ T cells constitute a significant proportion of the anti-listerial CD8+ T cell repertoire, the kinetics and magnitude of MHC class Ia-restricted T cell responses are not altered in H2-M3-deficient mice. The fact that MHC class Ia-restricted responses cannot compensate for the H2-M3-mediated immunity suggests a nonredundant role of H2-M3 in the protective immunity against LM. Thus, the early H2-M3-restricted response temporally bridges the gap between innate and adaptive immune responses, subsequently affecting the function of both branches of the immune system. JEM
AB - The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class Ib molecule H2-M3 primes the rapid expansion of CD8+ T cells by presenting N-formylated bacterial peptides. However, the significance of H2-M3-restricted T cells in host defense against bacteria is unclear. We generated H2-M3-deficient mice to investigate the role of H2-M3 in immunity against Listeria monocytogenes (LM), a model intracellular bacterial pathogen. H2-M3-deficient mice are impaired in early bacterial clearance during primary infection, with diminished LM-specific CD8+ T cell responses and compromised innate immune functions. Although H2-M3-restricted CD8+ T cells constitute a significant proportion of the anti-listerial CD8+ T cell repertoire, the kinetics and magnitude of MHC class Ia-restricted T cell responses are not altered in H2-M3-deficient mice. The fact that MHC class Ia-restricted responses cannot compensate for the H2-M3-mediated immunity suggests a nonredundant role of H2-M3 in the protective immunity against LM. Thus, the early H2-M3-restricted response temporally bridges the gap between innate and adaptive immune responses, subsequently affecting the function of both branches of the immune system. JEM
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U2 - 10.1084/jem.20051866
DO - 10.1084/jem.20051866
M3 - Article
C2 - 16476767
AN - SCOPUS:33344458489
SN - 0022-1007
VL - 203
SP - 449
EP - 459
JO - Journal of Experimental Medicine
JF - Journal of Experimental Medicine
IS - 2
ER -