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Selection and accumulation of an HIV-1 escape mutant by three types of HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognizing wild-type and/or escape mutant epitopes.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2012
Akahoshi Tomohiro, Chikata Takayuki, Tamura Yoshiko, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Oka Shinichi, Takiguchi Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
It is known that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) recognizing HIV-1 escape mutants are elicited in HIV-1-infected individuals, but their role in the control of HIV-1 replication remains unclear. We investigated the antiviral ability of CTLs recognizing the HLA-A*24:02-restricted Gag28 -36 (KYKLKHIVW) epitope and/or its escape mutant (KYRLKHIVW) elicited in the early and chronic phases of the infection. Wild-type...
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