Cathepsin S Regulates Class II MHC Processing in Human CD4+ HLA-DR+ T Cells
Costantino CM, Ploegh HL, Hafler DA. Cathepsin S Regulates Class II MHC Processing in Human CD4+ HLA-DR+ T Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 183: 945-952. PMID: 19553543, PMCID: PMC2752291, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsCathepsin S expressionSelf-Ag presentationClass II MHC moleculesClass II MHCT cell clonesCathepsin SII MHC moleculesCLIP expressionProfessional APCsConsequence of activationII MHCHuman CD4Presentation pathwayB cellsMHC moleculesEx vivoHLACell clonesInvariant chain proteolysisLysosomal proteasesS expressionCellsActivationCell surface