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A new variant cytotoxic T lymphocyte escape mutation in HLA-B27-positive individuals infected with HIV type 1.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 May 2005
Ammaranond Palanee, Zaunders John, Satchell Claudette, van Bockel David, Cooper David A, Kelleher Anthony D
Abstract excerpt
The immune response in HIV-infected individuals who carry HLA-B27 is characterized by an immunodominant cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to a conserved epitope corresponding to amino acids 263-272 of HIV-1 p24 gag. The arginine at position 264 is a crucial anchor residue. Amino acid substitution at 264 from arginine (R) to glycine (G), lysine (K), or threonine (T) results in a low affinity peptide that binds...
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