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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
Primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and reactivation of persistent CMV are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Although recovery from CMV disease is correlated with the development of CMV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), the major viral target antigens to which the response is directed are ill-defined, though they may comprise viral structural elements. We now identify the CMV matrix protein pp65 as a significant target antigen for CD8+ class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted CMV-specific CTL derived from the peripheral blood of four of five latently infected individuals. CMV-specific CTL recognition of pp65 on target cells occurs prior to the onset of viral gene expression and persists throughout the duration of the replicative cycle. Recognition in the absence of viral gene expression suggests that abundant viral protein enters the normal trafficking pathway upon viral penetration and is readily made available to MHC molecules for presentation at the cell surface. Thus pp65 specific CTL may represent an important effector population for early control and limitation of CMV infection and disease. The observation that CMV-specific CTL can be induced in vitro using peptide fragments derived from pp65 supports the future use and manipulation of this and similar effector populations in a clinical setting.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0146-6615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of the major late human cytomegalovirus matrix protein pp65 as a target antigen for CD8+ virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't