Multiplexed Relative Quantitation with Isobaric Tagging Mass Spectrometry Reveals Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex Ligand Dynamics in Response to Doxorubicin

Anal Chem. 2019 Apr 16;91(8):5106-5115. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05616. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Abstract

MHC-I peptides are intracellular-cleaved peptides, usually 8-11 amino acids in length, which are presented on the cell surface and facilitate CD8+ T cell responses. Despite the appreciation of CD8+ T-cell antitumor immune responses toward improvement in patient outcomes, the MHC-I peptide ligands that facilitate the response are poorly described. Along these same lines, although many therapies have been recognized for their ability to reinvigorate antitumor CD8+ T-cell responses, whether these therapies alter the MHC-I peptide repertoire has not been fully assessed due to the lack of quantitative strategies. We develop a multiplexing platform for screening therapy-induced MHC-I ligands by employing tandem mass tags (TMTs). We applied this approach to measuring responses to doxorubicin, which is known to promote antitumor CD8+ T-cell responses during its therapeutic administration in cancer patients. Using both in vitro and in vivo systems, we show successful relative quantitation of MHC-I ligands using TMT-based multiplexing and demonstrate that doxorubicin induces MHC-I peptide ligands that are largely derived from mitotic progression and cell-cycle proteins. This high-throughput MHC-I ligand discovery approach may enable further explorations to understand how small molecules and other therapies alter MHC-I ligand presentation that may be harnessed for CD8+ T-cell-based immunotherapies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / analysis*
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Doxorubicin / analysis*
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Drug Discovery
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / analysis*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Ligands
  • Lymphoma / immunology
  • Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Ligands
  • Doxorubicin