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Evidence of HIV-1 Adaptation to HLA-Restricted Immune Responses at a Population Level
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Evidence of HIV-1 Adaptation to HLA-Restricted Immune Responses at a Population Level

C.B. Moore, M. John, I.R. James, F.T. Christiansen, C.S. Witt and S. Mallal
Science, Vol.296(5572), pp.1439-1443
2002
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Abstract

Antigen-specific T cell immunity is HLA-restricted. Human immunodeficiency virus–type 1 (HIV-1) mutations that allow escape from host immune responses may therefore be HLA allele–specific. We analyzed HIV-1 reverse transcriptase sequences from a large HLA-diverse population of HIV-1–infected individuals. Polymorphisms in HIV-1 were most evident at sites of least functional or structural constraint and frequently were associated with particular host HLA class I alleles. Absence of polymorphism was also HLA allele–specific. At a population level, the degree of HLA-associated selection in viral sequence was predictive of viral load. These results support a fundamental role for HLA-restricted immune responses in driving and shaping HIV-1 evolution in vivo.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.66 HIV
1.66.46 HIV Pathogenesis
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Immunology
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Immunology
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