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CTL escape mediated by proteasomal destruction of an HIV-1 cryptic epitope.
PLoS pathogens - 1 May 2011
Cardinaud Sylvain, Consiglieri Gesa, Bouziat Romain, Urrutia Alejandra, Graff-Dubois Stéphanie, Fourati Slim, Malet Isabelle, Guergnon Julien, Guihot Amélie, Katlama Christine, Autran Brigitte, van Endert Peter, Lemonnier François A, Appay Victor, Schwartz Olivier, Kloetzel Peter M, Moris Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells (CTLs) play a critical role in controlling viral infections. HIV-infected individuals develop CTL responses against epitopes derived from viral proteins, but also against cryptic epitopes encoded by viral alternative reading frames (ARF). We studied here the mechanisms of HIV-1 escape from CTLs targeting one such cryptic epitope, Q9VF, encoded by an HIVgag ARF and presented by HLA-B*07....
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