HIV peptidome-wide association study reveals patient-specific epitope repertoires associated with HIV control

J Arora, PJ McLaren, N Chaturvedi… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic variation in the peptide-binding groove of the highly polymorphic HLA class I
molecules has repeatedly been associated with HIV-1 control and progression to AIDS …

Broad and Gag-biased HIV-1 epitope repertoires are associated with lower viral loads

M Rolland, D Heckerman, W Deng, CM Rousseau… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background HLA class-I alleles differ in their ability to control HIV replication through cell-
mediated immune responses. No consistent associations have been found between the …

HLA heterozygote advantage against HIV-1 is driven by quantitative and qualitative differences in HLA allele-specific peptide presentation

J Arora, F Pierini, PJ McLaren… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pathogen-mediated balancing selection is regarded as a key driver of host immunogenetic
diversity. A hallmark for balancing selection in humans is the heterozygote advantage at …

Identification of immunodominant HIV-1 epitopes presented by HLA-C* 12: 02, a protective allele, using an immunopeptidomics approach

T Chikata, W Paes, T Akahoshi, T Partridge… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Despite the fact that the cell surface expression level of HLA-C on both uninfected and HIV-
infected cells is lower than those of HLA-A and-B, increasing evidence suggests an …

HLA-B57 micropolymorphism defines the sequence and conformational breadth of the immunopeptidome

PT Illing, P Pymm, NP Croft, HG Hilton, V Jojic… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Immunophenotypic differences between closely related human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
alleles have been associated with divergent clinical outcomes in infection, autoimmunity …

Adaptive interactions between HLA and HIV-1: highly divergent selection imposed by HLA class I molecules with common supertype motifs

M John, D Heckerman, I James, LP Park… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
Abstract Currently, 1.1 million individuals in the United States are living with HIV-1 infection.
Although this is a relatively small proportion of the global pandemic, the remarkable mix of …

HLA-B molecules target more conserved regions of the HIV-1 proteome

AIF Costa, X Rao, E LeChenadec, D van Baarle… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: HLA-B alleles of HIV-infected individuals have been shown to have a major
impact on their rate of progression toward AIDS, and the T-cell responses they restrict are …

Impact of micropolymorphism outside the peptide binding groove in the clinically relevant allele HLA-C* 14 on T cell responses in HIV-1 infection

T Chikata, W Paes, N Kuse, T Partridge… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
There is increasing evidence for the importance of human leukocyte antigen C (HLA-C)-
restricted CD8+ T cells in HIV-1 control, but these responses are relatively poorly …

The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

International HIV Controllers Study - Science, 2010 - science.org
Infectious and inflammatory diseases have repeatedly shown strong genetic associations
within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC); however, the basis for these associations …

Impact of HLA class I functional divergence on HIV control

M Viard, C O'hUigin, Y Yuki, AA Bashirova, DR Collins… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Heterozygosity of Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I genes is linked to beneficial
outcomes after HIV infection, presumably through greater breadth of HIV epitope …