HLA-B*14: 02-restricted Env-specific CD8+ T-cell activity has highly potent antiviral efficacy associated with immune control of HIV infection

Ellen M. Leitman*, Christian B. Willberg, Ming Han Tsai, Huabiao Chen, Søren Buus, Fabian Chen, Lynn Riddell, David Haas, Jacques Fellay, James J. Goedert, Alicja Piechocka-Trocha, Bruce D. Walker, Jeffrey Martin, Steven Deeks, Steven M. Wolinsky, Jeremy Martinson, Maureen Martin, Ying Qi, Asier Sáez-Cirión, Otto O. YangPhilippa C. Matthews, Mary Carrington, Philip J.R. Goulder

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    Abstract

    Immune control of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection is typically associated with effective Gag-specific CD8+ T-cell responses. We here focus on HLA-B*14, which protects against HIV disease progression, but the immunodominant HLA-B*14-restricted anti-HIV response is Env specific (ERYLKDQQL, HLA-B*14-EL9). A subdominant HLA-B*14-restricted response targets Gag (DRYFKTLRA, HLA-B*14-DA9). Using HLA-B*14/peptide-saporin-conjugated tetramers, we show that HLA-B*14-EL9 is substantially more potent at inhibiting viral replication than HLA-B*14-DA9. HLA-B*14-EL9 also has significantly higher functional avidity (P < 0.0001) and drives stronger selection pressure on the virus than HLA-B*14-DA9. However, these differences were HLA-B*14 subtype specific, applying only to HLA-B*14:02 and not to HLA-B*14:01. Furthermore, the HLA-B*14-associated protection against HIV disease progression is significantly greater for HLA-B*14:02 than for HLA-B*14:01, consistent with the superior antiviral efficacy of the HLA-B*14-EL9 response. Thus, although Gag-specific CD8+ T-cell responses may usually have greater anti-HIV efficacy, factors independent of protein specificity, including functional avidity of individual responses, are also critically important to immune control of HIV.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Artikelnummere00544-17
    TidsskriftJournal of Virology
    Vol/bind91
    Udgave nummer22
    Antal sider19
    ISSN0022-538X
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - nov. 2017

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