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(Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2004;75:260-266.)
© 2004 by Society for Leukocyte Biology

Mycobacterial heat shock protein 65 enhances antigen cross-presentation in dendritic cells independent of Toll-like receptor 4 signaling

Kang Chen^*, Jinhua Lu, Lei Wang^*,1 and Yunn-Hwen Gan^*,2

Department of Biochemistry,
^* Faculty of Medicine, and
National University Medical Institutes, National University of Singapore

² Correspondence: Department of Biochemistry, MD7, National University of Singapore, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597. E-mail: bchganyh{at}nus.edu.sg

Heat shock proteins (HSP) have been shown to enhance antigen processing and presentation through their association with antigenic peptides and delivery of these moieties into major histocompatibility complex class I pathways. In this study, mycobacterial Hsp65 is demonstrated to have the ability to help cross-present an exogenous protein by dendritic cells (DC) to CD8 T cells without the need for complex formation between Hsp65 and the protein. This ability of Hsp65 to enhance cross-presentation is independent of its weak stimulatory effect on DC, the latter seen only after prolonged incubation. When the effect of lipopolysaccharide contamination is abrogated, Hsp65 is unable to activate Toll-like receptor (TLR)4 in the presence of CD14 and MD2. This accounts for the inability of Hsp65 to drive maturation of DC and shows that Hsp65 is not a potent stimulator of DC. Thus, Hsp65 enhances the cross-presentation of a soluble, free antigen by DC, independent of TLR4 signaling and up-regulation of costimulatory molecules.

Key Words: HSP-antigen complex • CD8 T cells • LPS

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