Article
Antigen processing influences HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte immunodominance.
Nature immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Tenzer Stefan, Wee Edmund, Burgevin Anne, Stewart-Jones Guillaume, Friis Lone, Lamberth Kasper, Chang Chih-hao, Harndahl Mikkel, Weimershaus Mirjana, Gerstoft Jan, Akkad Nadja, Klenerman Paul, Fugger Lars, Jones E Yvonne, McMichael Andrew J, Buus Søren, Schild Hansjörg, van Endert Peter, Iversen Astrid K N
Abstract excerpt
Although cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 can potentially target multiple virus epitopes, the same few are recognized repeatedly. We show here that CTL immunodominance in regions of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group-associated antigen proteins p17 and p24 correlated with epitope abundance, which was strongly influenced by proteasomal digestion...
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