The immunogenicity of a viral cytotoxic T cell epitope is controlled by its MHC-bound conformation
Tynan, F.E., Elhassen, D., Purcell, A.W., Burrows, J.M., Borg, N.A., Miles, J.J., Williamson, N.A., Green, K.J., Tellam, J., Kjer-Nielsen, L., McCluskey, J., Rossjohn, J., Burrows, S.R.(2005) J Exp Med 202: 1249-1260
- PubMed: 16275762 
- DOI: 10.1084/jem.20050864
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2AXF, 2AXG - PubMed Abstract: 
Thousands of potentially antigenic peptides are encoded by an infecting pathogen; however, only a small proportion induce measurable CD8(+) T cell responses. To investigate the factors that control peptide immunogenicity, we have examined the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to a previously undefined epitope ((77)APQPAPENAY(86)) from the BZLF1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) ...