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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
The pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina) is a common model for the study of AIDS. The pigtail major histocompatibility complex class I allele Mane-A*10 restricts an immunodominant simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Gag epitope (KP9) which rapidly mutates to escape T cell recognition following acute simian/human immunodeficiency virus infection. Two technologies for the detection of Mane-A*10 in outbred pigtail macaques were developed: reference strand-mediated conformational analysis and sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction. A Mane-A*10/KP9 tetramer was then developed to quantify CD8(+) T lymphocytes primed by multigenic DNA vaccination, which have previously been difficult to detect using standard interferon-gamma-based T cell assays. We also demonstrate mutational escape at KP9 following acute SIV infection. Mane-A*10(+) animals have lower set point SIV levels than Mane-A*10(-) animals, suggesting a significant fitness cost of escape. These studies pave the way for a more robust understanding of HIV vaccines in pigtail macaques.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0047-2565
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
282-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The pigtail macaque MHC class I allele Mane-A*10 presents an immundominant SIV Gag epitope: identification, tetramer development and implications of immune escape and reversion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural