Article
Adenovirus type 5 E3 gene products interfere with the expression of the cytolytic T cell immunodominant E1a antigen.
Virology - 1 Jan 1991
Zhang X L, Bellett A J, Hla R T, Braithwaite A W, Müllbacher A
Abstract excerpt
Effects of mutations in the adenovirus 5 (Ad 5) E3 transcription unit on the immune Tc cell response to Ad 5 were investigated. We observed enhanced lysis of L929 target cells infected with the E3 defective mutant viruses dl 327 and dl 355 compared to wild-type (wt) Ad 5 by Ad 5 immune Tc cells. This enhanced lysability was not due to E3 effects on the cell surface expression of class I MHC H-2Kk molecules as...
Topics
- Adenovirus Early Proteins
- Adenoviruses, Simian
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, Viral
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Genes, Viral
- H-2 Antigens
- Immunodominant Epitopes
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
