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Selection of escape mutant by HLA-C-restricted HIV-1 Pol-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes carrying strong ability to suppress HIV-1 replication.
European journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2011
Honda Kazutaka, Zheng Nan, Murakoshi Hayato, Hashimoto Masao, Sakai Keiko, Borghan Mohamed Ali, Chikata Takayuki, Koyanagi Madoka, Tamura Yoshiko, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Oka Shinichi, Takiguchi Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 mutants escaping from HLA-A- or HLA-B-restricted CTL have been well studied, but those from HLA-C-restricted CTL have not. Therefore we investigated the ability of HLA-C-restricted CTL to select HIV-1 escape mutants. In the present study, we identified two novel HLA-Cw(*) 1202-restricted Pol-specific CTL epitopes (Pol328-9 and Pol463-10). CTL specific for these epitopes were detected in 25-40% of...
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