TABLE 1.

Characteristics of epitope-specific CD8⁺ T cells studied in the VSA

Protein	Amino acid positions	Short name	Sequence	MHC class I restriction	Earliest detected viral variation (wk)
Tat	28-35	SL8	STPESANL	Mamu-A*01	4
Vif	97-104	WY8	WTDVTPNY	Mamu-A*02	57
Nef	159-167	YY9	YTSGPGIRY	Mamu-A*02	4
Gag	71-79	GY9	GSENLKSLY	Mamu-A*02	59
Gag	181-189	CM9	CTPYDINQM	Mamu-A*01	18
Env	788-795	RY8	RTLLSRVY	Mamu-A*02	32
Env	620-628	TL9	TVPWPNASL	Mamu-A*01	14