Title |
Mass spectrometric analysis of the HLA class I peptidome of melanoma cell lines as a promising tool for the identification of putative tumor-associated HLA epitopes
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Published in |
Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, September 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s00262-016-1897-3 |
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Authors |
Andreas Gloger, Danilo Ritz, Tim Fugmann, Dario Neri |
Abstract |
Melanoma is one of the most immunogenic tumors, and extensive lists of potential tumor rejection antigens have been collected during the last decades. By isolating human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I complexes from five melanoma cell lines (FM-82, FM-93/2, Mel-624, MeWo and SK-Mel-5) and sequencing HLA-eluted peptides by mass spectrometry, we identified over 10,000 unique peptides with high confidence. The majority of the peptides were 8-11 amino acids in length and were predicted to bind to the respective HLA alleles. Over 250 epitopes, corresponding to previously described tumor-associated antigens, were identified, suggesting that HLA peptidome analysis may facilitate the characterization of putative tumor rejection antigens. MeWo and SK-Mel-5 cell lines were further interrogated for neo-epitopes, revealing one peptide from MeWo cells carrying an amino acid mutation. We also observed a remarkable overlap between A*03:01 peptides eluted from Mel-624 cells and A*03:01 peptides recovered from soluble HLA complexes purified from two melanoma patients, shedding light on the similarity of the HLA peptidome in cell lines and in patient-derived material. The reliable characterization of the HLA class I peptidome in melanoma promises to facilitate the identification of tumor rejection antigens and the development of immunotherapeutic strategies. |
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