Multiple Isomers of Photolumazine V Bind MR1 and Differentially Activate MAIT Cells

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Abstract

In response to microbial infection, the nonclassical Ag-presenting molecule MHC class I-related protein 1 (MR1) presents secondary microbial metabolites to mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells. In this study, we further characterize the repertoire of ligands captured by MR1 produced in Hi5 (Trichoplusia ni) cells from Mycobacterium smegmatis via mass spectrometry. We describe the (to our knowledge) novel MR1 ligand photolumazine (PL)V, a hydroxyindolyl-ribityllumazine with four isomers differing in the positioning of a hydroxyl group. We show that all four isomers are produced by M. smegmatis in culture and that at least three can induce MR1 surface translocation. Furthermore, human MAIT cell clones expressing distinct TCR β-chains differentially responded to the PLV isomers, demonstrating that the subtle positioning of a single hydroxyl group modulates TCR recognition. This study emphasizes structural microheterogeneity within the MR1 Ag repertoire and the remarkable selectivity of MAIT cell TCRs.

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