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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Heat Shock Fusion Protein Enhances Class I MHC Cross-Processing and -Presentation by B Lymphocytes¹

Aaron A. R. Tobian^*, Clifford V. Harding^2,3,* and David H. Canaday^2,3,

^* Department of Pathology and Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106

Exogenous heat shock protein (HSP):peptide complexes are processed for cross-presentation of HSP-chaperoned peptides on class I MHC (MHC-I) molecules. Fusion proteins containing HSP and Ag sequences facilitate MHC-I cross-presentation of linked antigenic epitopes. Processing of HSP-associated Ag has been attributed to dendritic cells and macrophages. We now provide the first evidence to show processing of HSP-associated Ag for MHC-I cross-presentation by B lymphocytes. Fusion of OVA sequence (rOVA, containing OVA_230–359 sequence) to Mycobacterium tuberculosis HSP70 greatly enhanced rOVA processing and MHC-I cross-presentation of OVA_257–264:K^b complexes by B cells. Enhanced processing was dependent on linkage of rOVA sequence to HSP70. M. tuberculosis HSP70-OVA fusion protein enhanced cross-processing by a CD91-dependent process that was independent of TLR4 and MyD88. The enhancement occurred through a post-Golgi, proteasome-independent mechanism. These results indicate that HSPs enhance delivery and cross-processing of HSP-linked Ag by B cells, which could provide a novel contribution to the generation of CD8⁺ T cell responses. HSP fusion proteins have potential advantages for use in vaccines to enhance priming of CD8⁺ T cell responses.

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