Major and minor Kb-restricted epitopes encoded by the endogenous ecotropic murine leukemia virus AKR623 that are recognized by anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL.
Major and minor Kb-restricted epitopes encoded by the endogenous ecotropic murine leukemia virus AKR623 that are recognized by anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL.
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由内源性亲嗜性鼠白血病病毒 AKR623 编码的主要和次要 Kb 限制性表位,可被抗 AKR/Gross MuLV CTL 识别。
DOI:
10.1089/vim.1994.7.51
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发表时间:
1994
期刊:
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Green,WR
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作者:
White,HD;Roeder,DA;Lam,T;Green,WR
C57BL/6 mice can generate a type-specific and class I H-2Kb-restricted CTL response against histocompatible AKR/Gross murine leukemia virus (MuLV) cell surface antigen positive (GCSA+) tumor cells. These anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL are also known to lyse SC.Kb/623 target cells expressing the molecular MuLV clone AKR623 (derived from the endogenous ecotropic MuLV provirusemv-11). To help identify AKR623 viral epitopes recognized by these CTL, four chimeric proviruses were constructed from two parental plasmids, pAKR623 and pAK7. It has been shown that SC.Kb/7 fibroblast targets expressing theemv-14-derived molecular clone AK7 are only poorly lysed by anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL. Data from experiments employing SC.Kbcells infected with the chimeras as targets against anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL supported the location of a previously identified immunodominant epitope located within the viral p15E transmembrane envelope protein, peptide TM134-141 (KSP-WFTTL). Furthermore, the use of Kb-motif-defined AKR623 encoded peptides together with data obtained using the chimeric viruses allowed the identification of three additional anti-AKR/Gross MuLV CTL epitopes. Peptides representing these epitopes, MA125-132 (RSALYPAL), RT142-149 (SHRWYTVL), and RT456-463 (RMTHYQAM), are characterized herein with respect to their ability to confer lysis upon EMV− target cells and to stimulate tumor primed splenocytesin vitro. The identification and characterization of these additional epitopes allow for a better understanding of both the CTL response against GCSA+tumor cells and the dysfunctional CTL response against EMV-14 and AK7.