title: Functions of tetramer-stained HIV-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells.
abstract: Significant insight has been gained into constraints on the sensitivity and specificity of staining with class I tetramers. The function of the populations that are defined varies with the clinical situation. Insight has also been gained into the determinants of the CD8(+) T cell response during primary and chronic HIV infection. Human class II tetramers have been synthesised but their role in defining CD4(+) T cell function in HIV infection remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Human Immunology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK. kelleher@worf.molbiol.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kelleher
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Rowland-Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D015488:HIV Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II