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Factoring in Antigen Processing in<br />

Designing Antitumor T-Cell Vaccines<br />

Frédéric Lévy, Sara Colombetti, Jozef Janda, Laurence Chapatte, Pedro<br />

Alves, Javier Garcia Casado, Nicole Lévy, and Anne-Lise Peitrequin<br />

INTRODUCTION<br />

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch,<br />

University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland<br />

Cytolytic CD8 þ T cells are critical mediators of tumor cell lysis. Their stimulation<br />

and/or inhibition are regulated by CD4 þ Tcells.CD8 þ and CD4 þ T cells recognize<br />

peptides presented at the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) by MHC class I<br />

and class II molecules, respectively. These peptides are the products of antigen<br />

processing. In the context of this chapter, the term “antigen processing” defines the<br />

ensemble of biochemical pathways involved in the production of peptides associated<br />

with MHC class I and class II molecules. Even though the transport of<br />

peptides across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane by transporters associated<br />

with antigen processing (TAP) is frequently included as part of the MHC class<br />

I–restricted antigen-processing pathway, it will not be discussed here.<br />

It is commonly assumed that antigen processing produces antigenic peptides,<br />

i.e., peptides recognized by specific T cells. This notion stems from the fact<br />

that T cells are used as readouts in experiments addressing antigen processing.<br />

However, it should be noted that the pool of antigenic peptides presented by MHC<br />

This work was supported in part by grants from the Swiss National Funds, the Cancer Research<br />

Institute, the NCCR, the Leenaards Foundation and the Hans Altschüler Stiftung.<br />

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