PMID- 30172717 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190726 LR - 20231213 IS - 1879-0542 (Electronic) IS - 0165-2478 (Print) IS - 0165-2478 (Linking) VI - 202 DP - 2018 Oct TI - Identification of novel HIV-1-derived HLA-E-binding peptides. PG - 65-72 LID - S0165-2478(18)30209-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.08.005 [doi] AB - Non-classical class Ib MHC-E molecule is becoming an increasingly interesting component of the immune response. It is involved in both the adaptive and innate immune responses to several chronic infections including HIV-1 and, under very specific circumstances, likely mediated a unique vaccine protection of rhesus macaques against pathogenic SIV challenge. Despite being recently in the spotlight for HIV-1 vaccine development, to date there is only one reported human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E-binding peptide derived from HIV-1. In an effort to help start understanding the possible functions of HLA-E in HIV-1 infection, we determined novel HLA-E binding peptides derived from HIV-1 Gag, Pol and Vif proteins. These peptides were identified in three independent assays, all quantifying cell-surface stabilization of HLA-E*01:01 or HLA-E*01:03 molecules upon peptide binding, which was detected by HLA-E-specific monoclonal antibody and flow cytometry. Thus, following initial screen of over 400 HIV-1-derived 15-mer peptides, 4 novel 9-mer peptides PM9, RL9, RV9 and TP9 derived from 15-mer binders specifically stabilized surface expression of HLA-E*01:03 on the cell surface in two separate assays and 5 other binding candidates EI9, MD9, NR9, QF9 and YG9 gave a binding signal in only one of the two assays, but not both. Overall, we have expanded the current knowledge of HIV-1-derived target peptides stabilizing HLA-E cell-surface expression from 1 to 5, thus broadening inroads for future studies. This is a small, but significant contribution towards studying the fine mechanisms behind HLA-E actions and their possible use in development of a new kind of vaccines. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Hannoun, Zara AU - Hannoun Z AD - The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. FAU - Lin, Zhansong AU - Lin Z AD - Center for AIDS Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Brackenridge, Simon AU - Brackenridge S AD - NDM Research Building, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. FAU - Kuse, Nozomi AU - Kuse N AD - Center for AIDS Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Akahoshi, Tomohiro AU - Akahoshi T AD - Center for AIDS Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Borthwick, Nicola AU - Borthwick N AD - The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. FAU - McMichael, Andrew AU - McMichael A AD - NDM Research Building, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. FAU - Murakoshi, Hayato AU - Murakoshi H AD - Center for AIDS Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Takiguchi, Masafumi AU - Takiguchi M AD - Center for AIDS Research, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. FAU - Hanke, Tomas AU - Hanke T AD - The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; International Research Center for Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. Electronic address: tomas.hanke@ndm.ox.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - G1001757/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MR/N023668/1/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180830 PL - Netherlands TA - Immunol Lett JT - Immunology letters JID - 7910006 RN - 0 (AIDS Vaccines) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Peptides) MH - AIDS Vaccines/immunology MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology MH - Cell Line MH - HEK293 Cells MH - HIV Infections/immunology MH - HIV-1/*immunology MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Peptides/*immunology MH - HLA-E Antigens PMC - PMC6291738 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIV-1 OT - HLA-E bindning peptides EDAT- 2018/09/03 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/28 06:00 PMCR- 2018/10/01 CRDT- 2018/09/03 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/08/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0165-2478(18)30209-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.08.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunol Lett. 2018 Oct;202:65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 30.