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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6479
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Most asymptomatic individuals infected with HIV-1 have a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to the virus Gag proteins which can be demonstrated in vitro. Epitopes have been mapped in p17 Gag and p24 Gag restricted by HLA-B8 (p17-3 and p24-13) and -B27 (p24-14). Viruses isolated from patients who make CTL responses to these peptides vary within the genetic sequences encoding these epitopes and some mutations lead to reduction in killing activity in vitro. This was attributed to either failure of the variant epitope to bind major histocompatibility complex class I or failure of T-cell receptors to bind the presented peptide. But peptide variants of class I-restricted epitopes cause 'antagonism', that is, the presence of a variant epitope (in the form of peptide) inhibits normal lysis of targets presenting the original epitope. This mirrors similar findings in class II-restricted systems. Here we report that naturally occurring variant forms of p17-3, p24-13 and p24-14 may cause antagonism of CTL lines derived from the same individuals. The effect is present if the epitopes are derived from synthetic peptides and when they are processed from full-length proteins expressed by either recombinant vaccinia constructs or replicating HIV.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
369
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
403-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Gene Products, gag, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-HIV Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-HIV Core Protein p24, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-HLA-B8 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Vaccinia virus, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-Viral Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7515165-gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytotoxic T-cell activity antagonized by naturally occurring HIV-1 Gag variants.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't