PMID- 23015716 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130128 LR - 20211021 IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 86 IP - 24 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Cross-allele cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus among HLA-A24 and HLA-A3 supertype-positive individuals. PG - 13281-94 LID - 10.1128/JVI.01841-12 [doi] AB - Lack of a universal vaccine against all serotypes of influenza A viruses and recent progress on T cell-related vaccines against influenza A virus illuminate the important role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in anti-influenza virus immunity. However, the diverse HLA alleles among humans complicate virus-specific cellular immunity research, and elucidation of cross-HLA allele T cell responses to influenza virus specificity requires further detailed work. An ideal CTL epitope-based vaccine would cover a broad spectrum of epitope antigens presented by most, if not all, of the HLAs. Here, we evaluated the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus-specific T cell responses among the HLA-A24(+) population using a rationally designed peptide pool during the 2009 pandemic. Unexpectedly, cross-HLA allele T cell responses against the influenza A virus peptides were detected among both HLA-A11(+) and HLA-A24(+) donors. Furthermore, we found cross-responses in the entire HLA-A3 supertype population (including HLA-A11, -A31, -A33, and -A30). The cross-allele antigenic peptides within the peptide pool were identified and characterized, and the crystal structures of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide complexes were determined. The subsequent HLA-A24-defined cross-allele peptides recognized by the HLA-A11(+) population were shown to mildly bind to the HLA-A*1101 molecule. Together with the structural models, these results partially explain the cross-allele responses. Our findings elucidate the promiscuity of the cross-allele T cell responses against influenza A viruses and are beneficial for the development of a T cell epitope-based vaccine applied in a broader population. FAU - Liu, Jun AU - Liu J AD - CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Shihong AU - Zhang S FAU - Tan, Shuguang AU - Tan S FAU - Yi, Yong AU - Yi Y FAU - Wu, Bin AU - Wu B FAU - Cao, Bin AU - Cao B FAU - Zhu, Fengcai AU - Zhu F FAU - Wang, Chen AU - Wang C FAU - Wang, Hua AU - Wang H FAU - Qi, Jianxun AU - Qi J FAU - Gao, George F AU - Gao GF LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120926 PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (HLA-A24 Antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-A3 Antigen) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - *Alleles MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Cohort Studies MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Female MH - HLA-A24 Antigen/chemistry/*immunology MH - HLA-A3 Antigen/chemistry/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/*immunology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Models, Molecular MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/*immunology PMC - PMC3503122 EDAT- 2012/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/29 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/01 CRDT- 2012/09/28 06:00 PHST- 2012/09/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JVI.01841-12 [pii] AID - 01841-12 [pii] AID - 10.1128/JVI.01841-12 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 2012 Dec;86(24):13281-94. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01841-12. Epub 2012 Sep 26.