Review Article

The Enigma of Tripeptidyl-Peptidase II: Dual Roles in Housekeeping and Stress

Table 2

Reported TPPII-dependency in processing of MHC class I-bound epitopes in live cells.

SourceMHC class ISequenceCell typeIn viv o Ψ Ref . # Θ

Requirement for TPPII*
HIV-1 Nef73-82HLA-A3/A11QVPLRPMTYK&@DC, LCLs[16]
EBV-LMP1HLA-A2YLLEMLRWL&@COS cells, LCLs[19]
EBV-LMP1HLA-A2YLQQNWWTL&@COS cells, LCLs[19]
Influenza NP147-155H-2 K d (TYQRTRALV)&@#HEK-293, L cells[20, 49]#
Listeria-LLO91-99H-2 K d GYKDGNEY I & Δ J774, BMM[21]
Listeria-p60449-457H-2 K d IYVGNGQMI&J774, BMM[21]
RU134-42HLA-B51VPYGSFKHV&BB-64 Renal carcinoma[50] Θ

No requirement for TPPII
Listeria-p60217-225H-2 K d KYGVSVQDI&BMM[21]
Listeria-p60476-484H-2 K d KYLVGFGRV&BMM[21]
OVAH-2 K b SIINFEKLBMC-2, TPPII / DCTPPII / G T [18, 26, 27, 51]
LCMV NP118-126H-2 L d RPQASGVYM&J774[26]
LCMV GP33-41H-2 K b / D b KAVYNFATCBMC-2, HEK-293, TPPII / DCTPPII / , GT[18, 26, 27]
LCMV GP276-286H-2 D b SGVENPGGYCLBMC-2, HEK-293, TPPII / DCTPPII / , GT[18, 26, 27]
LCMV NP396-404H-2 D b FQPQNGQFIBMC-2, HEK-293, TPPII / DCTPPII / , GT[18, 26, 27]
LCMV NP205-212H-2 K b YTVKYPNLBMC-2GT[26, 27]
LCMV GP92-101H-2 D b CSANNSHHYI&BMC-2, HEK-293[26]
MCMV- pp89168-176H-2 L d YPHFMPTNL&L cells[26]

Epitope destruction by TPPII
SurvivinHLA-A2ELTLGEFLKL&Colon carcinoma[28] Θ

T he effect considered has to be at least partial in the processing of an epitope in live cells.
Ψ 𝐼 n vivo dependence on TPPII for generation of a CTL response against epitope, the column contains the animal used.
# T he requirement for TPPII in the processing of this epitope is debated.
Θ E vidence in some reports is based only on AAF-CMK, an inhibitor that is however not TPPII-specific.
Evidence base: catalytic inhibitor—&; siRNA—@; gene-deficient cells— x .
G T: Gene-trapped TPPII-deficient mouse.
Δ O nly in the presence of proteasomal inhibitor.
Cells: Dendritic cells, COS: Chinese Hamster Ovary cells, LCL: Lymphoblastoid cells, HEK293: Human embryonic kidney cells, BMC-2 and J-774 - macrophage cell lines, BMM: Bone-marrow macrophages.