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Counteraction of HLA-C-mediated immune control of HIV-1 by Nef.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2010
Specht Anke, Telenti Amalio, Martinez Raquel, Fellay Jacques, Bailes Elizabeth, Evans David T, Carrington Mary, Hahn Beatrice H, Goldstein David B, Kirchhoff Frank
Abstract excerpt
A host genetic variant (-35C/T) correlates with increased human leukocyte antigen C (HLA-C) expression and improved control of HIV-1. HLA-C-mediated immunity may be particularly protective because HIV-1 is unable to remove HLA-C from the cell surface, whereas it can avoid HLA-A- and HLA-B-mediated immunity by Nef-mediated down-modulation. However, some individuals with the protective -35CC genotype exhibit high...
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