| Literature DB >> 22090116 |
Jaclyn K Wright1, Zabrina L Brumme, Boris Julg, Mary van der Stok, Zenele Mncube, Xiaojiang Gao, Jonathan M Carlson, Philip J R Goulder, Bruce D Walker, Mark A Brockman, Thumbi Ndung'u.
Abstract
It is unknown whether favorable HLA class II alleles may attenuate HIV-1 through selection pressure in a manner similar to that of protective HLA class I alleles. We investigated the relationship between HLA class II alleles and in vitro replication capacities of recombinant viruses encoding HIV-1 subtype C Gag-protease from chronically infected individuals. No associations were found between individual alleles and lower replication capacity, suggesting no significant HIV-1 attenuation by HLA class II-restricted Gag-specific CD4(+) T cell immune pressure.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22090116 PMCID: PMC3255856 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.06533-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103