| Literature DB >> 11953475 |
Marylyn M Addo1, Marcus Altfeld, Almas Rathod, Michelle Yu, Xu G Yu, Philip J R Goulder, Eric S Rosenberg, Bruce D Walker.
Abstract
We have previously shown that Vpu is rarely targeted by HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL). The present report extends these findings and describes the characterization of the first CTL epitope within HIV-1 Vpu, identified in an individual with long-term non-progressive HIV-1 infection. The epitope was shown to be highly conserved among HIV clade B sequences and is restricted by HLA-A*3303, an HLA allele commonly seen in Asian and west-African populations.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11953475 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200205030-00015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS ISSN: 0269-9370 Impact factor: 4.177