title: Stimulation of human cytotoxic T cells with HIV-1-derived peptides presented by recombinant HLA-A2 peptide complexes.
abstract: HLA-A2 heavy chain and beta 2-microglobulin were expressed in Escherichia coli, and refolded in the presence of peptides derived from HIV-1 RT and gag proteins. When recombinant HLA-A2 molecules were attached to cells lacking HLA-A2, the cells became susceptible to lysis by HLA-A2-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones specific for peptides derived from RT and gag proteins. Limiting dilution analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from HIV-1-infected individuals showed that the recombinant HLA-A2 peptide complexes covalently immobilized on microspheres stimulated the development of HLA-A2 peptide-specific CTL. Preformed HLA-peptide complexes may provide an alternative to immunization procedures that depend upon intracellular processing of antigen to elicit T cell responses.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brander
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mammen
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Garboczi
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kalams
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Whitesides
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Eisen
mesh_terms: D017951:Antigen Presentation; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000276:immunology*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008863:Microspheres; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015683:Gene Products, gag; D015488:HIV Antigens; D015789:HLA-A2 Antigen; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase