PMID- 33273184 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210302 LR - 20240214 IS - 1473-5571 (Electronic) IS - 0269-9370 (Print) IS - 0269-9370 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan 1 TI - HIV-1 evades a Gag mutation that abrogates killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor binding and disinhibits natural killer cells in infected individuals with KIR2DL2+/HLA-C*03: 04+ genotype. PG - 151-154 LID - 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002721 [doi] AB - : HIV-1 sequence variations impact binding of inhibitory killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) to human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I) molecules modulating natural killer cell function. HIV-1 strains encoding amino acids that mediate binding of inhibitory KIRs might therefore have a selective benefit in individuals expressing the respective KIR/HLA genotypes. Here, we demonstrate that HIV-1 clade C avoids a p24 Gag mutation that abolishes binding of KIR2DL2 to HLA-C03:04 and disinhibits natural killer cells in individual encoding for this genotype. FAU - Ziegler, Maja C AU - Ziegler MC AD - Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Naidoo, Kewreshini AU - Naidoo K AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Chapel, Anais AU - Chapel A AD - Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Nkotwana, Sindiswa AU - Nkotwana S AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Mann, Jaclyn AU - Mann J AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Mncube, Zenele AU - Mncube Z AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Ismael, Nasreen AU - Ismael N AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Goulder, Philip AU - Goulder P AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. AD - Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. FAU - Ndung'u, Thumbi AU - Ndung'u T AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. AD - Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. AD - Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa. AD - Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. AD - Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK. FAU - Altfeld, Marcus AU - Altfeld M AD - Department of Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany. AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. FAU - Thobakgale, Christina F AU - Thobakgale CF AD - HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. AD - Faculty of Health Sciences, Centre for HIV and STIs, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - R01 AI067073/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI133673/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - 102468/Z/13/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - AIDS JT - AIDS (London, England) JID - 8710219 RN - 0 (HLA-C Antigens) RN - 0 (KIR2DL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, KIR) RN - 0 (Receptors, KIR2DL2) SB - IM MH - Genes, gag MH - Genotype MH - *HIV Infections MH - *HIV-1/genetics MH - HLA-C Antigens/genetics MH - Humans MH - Killer Cells, Natural/immunology MH - Mutation MH - Receptors, KIR/genetics MH - Receptors, KIR2DL2/genetics PMC - PMC7856308 MID - NIHMS1647971 COIS- Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The work was supported by the Molecular Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis Program of the Heinrich Pette Institute. CT was supported by the Wellcome Trust (102468/Z/13/Z). The Sinikithemba cohort was funded by the NIH (Grant ROI-AI067073 Contract NOI-AI-15422). This study was also supported in part through the South African Research Chairs Initiative, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) (grant # UKZNRSA1001) and the Victor Daitz Foundation. TN and MA are supported by the DFG grant AL1043/BU3630. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not of the funders. EDAT- 2020/12/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/03 06:00 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2020/12/04 05:38 PHST- 2020/12/04 05:38 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00002030-202101010-00017 [pii] AID - 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002721 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - AIDS. 2021 Jan 1;35(1):151-154. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002721.