Dynamics of HIV variants and specific cytotoxic T-cell recognition in nonprogressors and progressors

G Haas, A Hosmalin, F Hadida, J Duntze, P Debré… - Immunology letters, 1997 - Elsevier
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in a disease characterized by
a rapid viral replication, immunodeficiency and chronic immune activation. The vigorous …

The original sin of killer T cells

AJ McMichael - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
The phrase 'original antigenic sin'was first used to describe the antibody response to
influenza virus. After an initial infection, reinfection with a different strain of the virus boosted …

Agonist peptides of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and nucleic acid sequences encoding the agonist peptides

J Schlom, E Barzaga, S Zaremba - US Patent 7,723,096, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A nucleic acid molecule encoding an amino acid sequence consisting of an
agonist of a MHC class I binding native sequence of CEA having an amino acid substitution …

The effect of different immune responses on the evolution of virulent CXCR4–tropic HIV

D Wodarz, MA Nowak - … of the Royal Society of London …, 1998 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We use mathematical models to determine possible mechanisms contributing to the
evolution and rise of virulent CXCR4–tropic HIV in vivo. The models predict that the ability of …

Agonist and antagonist peptides of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

J Schlom, E Barzaga, S Zaremba - US Patent 6,756,038, 2004 - Google Patents
Tsang, KY, et al., Generation of human cytotoxic T cells Specific for human
carcinoembryonic antigen epitopes from patients immunized with recombinant vaccinia-CEA …

Recognition surfaces of MHC class I

EY Jones, J Tormo, SW Reid… - Immunological reviews, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Recent crystallographic results have provided dose to atomic resolution views of the
recognition events mediated by MHC class I molecules. The specificity‐conferring …

Transient alteration of T cell fine specificity by a strong primary stimulus correlates with T cell receptor down‐regulation

S Martin, MJ Bevan - European journal of immunology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
P14 mice expressing a transgenic TCR specific for the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
glycoprotein p33 epitope were used to study the induction of CTL effector activity by a variety …

The agonist-antagonist balance in positive selection

O Williams, Y Tanaka, R Tarazona, D Kioussis - Immunology today, 1997 - cell.com
Peptide antigens expressed in the thupaus, in combination with self major histocompatibility
complex molecules, play a crucial role in thymocyte selection and shaping of the mature T …

Evaluation of potential MHC-I allele-specific epitopes in Zika virus proteins and the effects of mutations on peptide-MHC-I interaction studied using in silico …

AS da Costa, TVA Fernandes, ML Bello… - … Biology and Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a global health concern due to its association with microcephaly
and neurological complications. The development of a T-cell vaccine is important to combat …

Evolutionary dynamics of HIV‐induced subversion of the immune response

D Wodarz, MA Nowak - Immunological reviews, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression is characterised by a slow but
steady decline in the number of CD4+ T cells. It results in the development of AIDS when the …