Lung CD103+ dendritic cells efficiently transport influenza virus to the lymph node and load viral antigen onto MHC class I for presentation to CD8 T cells

AWS Ho, N Prabhu, RJ Betts, MQ Ge, X Dai… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
The uptake, transport, and presentation of Ags by lung dendritic cells (DCs) are central to the
initiation of CD8 T cell responses against respiratory viruses. Although several studies have …

A CD74-dependent MHC class I endolysosomal cross-presentation pathway

G Basha, K Omilusik, A Chavez-Steenbock… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Immune responses are initiated and primed by dendritic cells (DCs) that cross-present
exogenous antigen. The chaperone CD74 (invariant chain) is thought to promote DC …

Downregulation of TAP1 and TAP2 in early stage breast cancer

AM Henle, A Nassar, D Puglisi-Knutson, B Youssef… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
TAP1-TAP2 heterodimeric complexes are recognized as the transporter associated with
antigen processing of major histocompatibility complex class I peptides for recognition by …

A novel cell-based screen identifies chemical entities that reverse the immune-escape phenotype of metastatic tumours

LL Nohara, SLS Ellis, C Dreier, S Dada… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Genetic and epigenetic events have been implicated in the downregulation of the cellular
antigen processing and presentation machinery (APM), which in turn, has been associated …

Trogocytosis of MHC-I/peptide complexes derived from tumors and infected cells enhances dendritic cell cross-priming and promotes adaptive T cell responses

QJ Zhang, XL Li, D Wang, XC Huang, JM Mathis… - PLoS …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
The transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) and the major histocompatibility
complex class I (MHC-I), two important components of the MHC-I antigen presentation …

Sex-Specific Regulation of Gene Expression Networks by Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) Variants in Alveolar Macrophages in Response to Klebsiella pneumoniae

N Thorenoor, YI Kawasawa, CK Gandhi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Surfactant protein A (SP-A) in addition to its surfactant-related functions interacts with
alveolar macrophages (AM), the guardian cells of innate immunity in the lungs, and …

Maturation pathways of dendritic cells determine TAP1 and TAP2 levels and cross-presenting function

A López-Albaitero, R Mailliard, T Hackman… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Ability to cross-present exogenous antigens in the human leukocyte antigen class I pathway
is key to the antigen presenting function of mature tumor cell-loaded dendritic cells (DC) …

Curcuphenols facilitate the immune driven attenuation of metastatic tumour growth

SLS Ellis, LL Nohara, S Dada, I Saranchova… - Frontiers in Natural …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
One of the primary obstacles in current cancer treatments lies in the extensive heterogeneity
of genetic and epigenetic changes that occur in each arising tumour. However, an additional …

Over-expressing transporters associated with antigen processing increases antitumor immunity response in prostate cancer

T Qiu, L Wang, X Liu, X Weng, Y Kuang, Z Chen… - Cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
As we know, prostate cancer down-regulates expression of HLA-1 Antigen Processing
Machinery (APM) and has defects in the antigen presentation pathway. In vitro, the prostate …

Complete Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of Novel Curcuphenol Analogues Possessing Anti-Metastatic Cancer Biological Activity

SLS Ellis, LL Nohara, S Dada, I Saranchova, L Munro… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
For eons, turmeric and curcumin have been used as culinary spices and as traditional
medicines and as vogue dietary supplements for a growing list of disorders, including …