Article
Relative Resistance of HLA-B to Downregulation by Naturally Occurring HIV-1 Nef Sequences.
mBio - 19 Jan 2016
Mahiti Macdonald, Toyoda Mako, Jia Xiaofei, Kuang Xiaomei T, Mwimanzi Francis, Mwimanzi Philip, Walker Bruce D, Xiong Yong, Brumme Zabrina L, Brockman Mark A, Ueno Takamasa
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: HIV-1 Nef binds to the cytoplasmic region of HLA-A and HLA-B and downregulates these molecules from the surface of virus-infected cells, thus evading immune detection by CD8(+) T cells. Polymorphic residues within the HLA cytoplasmic region may affect Nef's downregulation activity. However, the effects of HLA polymorphisms on recognition by primary Nef isolates remain elusive, as do the specific Nef...
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