Serpinb9 is a marker of antigen cross-presenting dendritic cells

MS Mangan, J Vega-Ramos, LT Joeckel… - Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
MS Mangan, J Vega-Ramos, LT Joeckel, AJ Mitchell, A Rizzitelli, B Roediger, D Kaiserman…
Molecular immunology, 2017Elsevier
Abstract Serpinb9 (Sb9, also called Spi6) is an intracellular inhibitor of granzyme B (grB) that
protects cytotoxic lymphocytes from grB-mediated death. In addition, Sb9 is also expressed
in accessory immune cells, including dendritic cells (DCs), although its role is debated.
Recently, we have demonstrated that Sb9 plays a grB-independent role in cross-
presentation of antigens by CD8+ DCs. Here, using a mouse line expressing green
fluorescent protein knocked in under the control of the Sb9 promoter, we demonstrate that …
Abstract
Serpinb9 (Sb9, also called Spi6) is an intracellular inhibitor of granzyme B (grB) that protects cytotoxic lymphocytes from grB-mediated death. In addition, Sb9 is also expressed in accessory immune cells, including dendritic cells (DCs), although its role is debated. Recently, we have demonstrated that Sb9 plays a grB-independent role in cross-presentation of antigens by CD8+ DCs. Here, using a mouse line expressing green fluorescent protein knocked in under the control of the Sb9 promoter, we demonstrate that Sb9 expression is highest in those tissue-resident and migratory DC subsets capable of cross-presentation. Further, we show that CD8+ DCs can be divided into two subsets based on Sb9 expression, and that only the subset expressing higher levels of Sb9 is capable of cross-presentation. These findings add support for role for Sb9 cross-presentation, and indicate that high Sb9 expression is a novel marker of cross-presentation capable DCs.
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