The human cytomegalovirus-encoded pUS28 antagonizes CD4+ T-cell recognition by targeting CIITA
Maassen, F.; Le-Trilling, V. T. K.; Betke, L.; Bracht, T.; Schuler, C.; Bayer, M.; Belter, A.; Becker, T.; Katschinski, B.; Frappier, L.; Sitek, B.; Fleischhauer, K.; Trilling, M.
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a relevant pathogen especially for individuals with impaired immunity. Harnessing potent immune antagonists, HCMV circumvents sterile immunity. Given that HCMV prevents the upregulation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DP and HLA-DR, we screened a library of HCMV genes by co-expression with the HLA class II (HLA-II)-inducing transcription coordinator class II transactivator (CIITA). We identified the latency regulator pUS28 as interaction factor and potent viral antagonist of CIITA-driven expression of CD74, HLA-DR, HLA-DM, HLA-DQ, and HLA-DP. Both wt-pUS28 and a mutant incapable to induce G-protein-coupled signaling (R129A), but not a mutant lacking the C-terminus, drastically reduced the CIITA protein abundance post-transcriptionally. While control CD4+ T cells from HCMV-seropositive individuals vigorously responded to CIITA-expressing cells decorated with HCMV antigens, pUS28 expression was sufficient to inhibit HLA-II induction and immune recognition by HCMV-specific CD4+ T cells. Our data uncover a mechanism employed by HCMV to evade HLA-II-mediated recognition by CD4+ T cells.
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