PMID- 35235807 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220411 LR - 20240214 IS - 2211-1247 (Electronic) VI - 38 IP - 9 DP - 2022 Mar 1 TI - Epitope length variants balance protective immune responses and viral escape in HIV-1 infection. PG - 110449 LID - S2211-1247(22)00176-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110449 [doi] LID - 110449 AB - Cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cell responses to a single optimal 10-mer epitope (KK10) in the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) protein p24Gag are associated with enhanced immune control in patients expressing human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B( *)27:05. We find that proteasomal activity generates multiple length variants of KK10 (4-14 amino acids), which bind TAP and HLA-B( *)27:05. However, only epitope forms >/=8 amino acids evoke peptide length-specific and cross-reactive CTL responses. Structural analyses reveal that all epitope forms bind HLA-B( *)27:05 via a conserved N-terminal motif, and competition experiments show that the truncated epitope forms outcompete immunogenic epitope forms for binding to HLA-B( *)27:05. Common viral escape mutations abolish (L136M) or impair (R132K) production of KK10 and longer epitope forms. Peptide length influences how well the inhibitory NK cell receptor KIR3DL1 binds HLA-B( *)27:05 peptide complexes and how intraepitope mutations affect this interaction. These results identify a viral escape mechanism from CTL and NK responses based on differential antigen processing and peptide competition. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Pymm, Phillip AU - Pymm P AD - Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Clinical Neurology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK; Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, 1G Royalparade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. FAU - Tenzer, Stefan AU - Tenzer S AD - Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Wee, Edmund AU - Wee E AD - Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Clinical Neurology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK. FAU - Weimershaus, Mirjana AU - Weimershaus M AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 1151, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8253, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France. FAU - Burgevin, Anne AU - Burgevin A AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 1151, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8253, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France. FAU - Kollnberger, Simon AU - Kollnberger S AD - Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, CF14 4XN Cardiff, UK. FAU - Gerstoft, Jan AU - Gerstoft J AD - Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, The National University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Josephs, Tracy M AU - Josephs TM AD - Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. FAU - Ladell, Kristin AU - Ladell K AD - Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, CF14 4XN Cardiff, UK. FAU - McLaren, James E AU - McLaren JE AD - Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, CF14 4XN Cardiff, UK. FAU - Appay, Victor AU - Appay V AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 1135, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, Sorbonne Universite, Boulevard de l'Hopital, 75013 Paris, France; International Research Center of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City 860-0811, Japan. FAU - Price, David A AU - Price DA AD - Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, CF14 4XN Cardiff, UK; Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University School of Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Tenovus Building, CF14 4XN Cardiff, UK. FAU - Fugger, Lars AU - Fugger L AD - Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Clinical Neurology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK; Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, OX3 9DS Oxford, UK. FAU - Bell, John I AU - Bell JI AD - Office of the Regius Professor of Medicine, The Richard Doll Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF Oxford, UK. FAU - Schild, Hansjorg AU - Schild H AD - Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. FAU - van Endert, Peter AU - van Endert P AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Unite 1151, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR8253, Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Hopital Necker, 149 Rue de Severs, 75015 Paris, France. FAU - Harkiolaki, Maria AU - Harkiolaki M AD - Structural Biology Group, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF Oxford, UK; Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, OX11 0DE Didcot, UK. FAU - Iversen, Astrid K N AU - Iversen AKN AD - Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Clinical Neurology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK. Electronic address: astrid.iversen@ndcn.ox.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cell Rep JT - Cell reports JID - 101573691 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte) RN - 0 (HLA-B Antigens) RN - 0 (Peptides) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Amino Acids MH - Antigen Presentation MH - Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte MH - *HIV Infections MH - *HIV-1 MH - HLA-B Antigens/genetics MH - Humans MH - Peptides PMC - PMC9631117 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIV-1 OT - HLA-B( *)27:05 OT - KIR3DL1 OT - crystal structures OT - cytotoxic T lymphocytes OT - differential antigen processing OT - immune-response inhibition OT - natural killer cells OT - peptide competition OT - viral escape COIS- Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/03/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/12 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/01 CRDT- 2022/03/02 20:06 PHST- 2020/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/02 20:06 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2211-1247(22)00176-0 [pii] AID - 110449 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110449 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Rep. 2022 Mar 1;38(9):110449. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110449.