PMID- 24384691 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140917 LR - 20211021 IS - 1473-5571 (Electronic) IS - 0269-9370 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Feb 20 TI - The link between CD8(+) T-cell antigen-sensitivity and HIV-suppressive capacity depends on HLA restriction, target epitope and viral isolate. PG - 477-86 LID - 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000175 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Although it is established that CD8 T-cell immunity is critical for the control of HIV replication in vivo, the key factors that determine antiviral efficacy are yet to be fully elucidated. Antigen-sensitivity and T-cell receptor (TCR) avidity have been identified as potential determinants of CD8(+) T-cell efficacy. However, there is no general consensus in this regard because the relationship between these parameters and the control of HIV infection has been established primarily in the context of immunodominant CD8(+) T-cell responses against the Gag(2)(6)(3)(-)(2)(7)(2) KK10 epitope restricted by human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27. METHODS: To investigate the relationship between antigen-sensitivity, TCR avidity and HIV-suppressive capacity in vitro across epitope specificities and HLA class I restriction elements, we used a variety of techniques to study CD8(+) T-cell clones specific for Nef(7)(3)(-)(8)(2) QK10 and Gag(2)(0)(-)(2)(9) RY10, both restricted by HLA-A3, alongside CD8(+) T-cell clones specific for Gag(2)(6)(3)(-)(2)(7)(2) KK10. RESULTS: For each targeted epitope, the linked parameters of antigen-sensitivity and TCR avidity correlated directly with antiviral efficacy. However, marked differences in HIV-suppressive capacity were observed between epitope specificities, HLA class I restriction elements and viral isolates. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these data emphasize the central role of the TCR as a determinant of CD8(+) T-cell efficacy and demonstrate that the complexities of antigen recognition across epitope and HLA class I boundaries can confound simple relationships between TCR engagement and HIV suppression. FAU - Lissina, Anna AU - Lissina A AD - aINSERM UMR S 945, Infections and Immunity, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France bInstitute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK cInstitut Pasteur, Unite de Regulation des Infections Retrovirales, Paris, France. *Anna Lissina and Solene Fastenackels contributed equally to this writing of this work. daggerCurrent address: Centro de Investigacion en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Fastenackels, Solene AU - Fastenackels S FAU - Inglesias, Maria C AU - Inglesias MC FAU - Ladell, Kristin AU - Ladell K FAU - McLaren, James E AU - McLaren JE FAU - Briceno, Olivia AU - Briceno O FAU - Gostick, Emma AU - Gostick E FAU - Papagno, Laura AU - Papagno L FAU - Autran, Brigitte AU - Autran B FAU - Sauce, Delphine AU - Sauce D FAU - Price, David A AU - Price DA FAU - Saez-Cirion, Asier AU - Saez-Cirion A FAU - Appay, Victor AU - Appay V LA - eng GR - 100326/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - AIDS JT - AIDS (London, England) JID - 8710219 RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (HIV Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell) RN - 0 (gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus) RN - 0 (nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus) SB - IM MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Epitopes/*immunology MH - HIV Antigens/*immunology MH - HIV Infections/*immunology/*virology MH - HLA Antigens/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/*immunology MH - gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology MH - nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology EDAT- 2014/01/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/18 06:00 CRDT- 2014/01/04 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000175 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - AIDS. 2014 Feb 20;28(4):477-86. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000175.