Antigen processing influences HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte immunodominance
Tenzer, S., Wee, E., Burgevin, A., Stewart-Jones, G., Friis, L., Lamberth, K., Chang, C.-H., Harndahl, M., Weimershaus, M., Gerstoft, J., Akkad, N., Klenerman, P., Fugger, L., Jones, E.Y., McMichael, A.J., Buus, S., Schild, H., van Endert, P., Iversen, A.K.N.(2009) Nat Immunol 10: 636-646
- PubMed: 19412183 
- DOI: 10.1038/ni.1728
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3GIV - PubMed Abstract: 
Although cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 can potentially target multiple virus epitopes, the same few are recognized repeatedly. We show here that CTL immunodominance in regions of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group-associated antigen proteins p17 and p24 correlated with epitope abundance, which was strongly influenced by proteasomal digestion profiles, affinity for the transporter protein TAP, and trimming mediated by the endoplasmatic reticulum aminopeptidase ERAAP, and was moderately influenced by HLA affinity ...