TABLE 1.
Whole-proteome screen with PBMC from the two subjectsa
Sequence | Positions in HXB2 | HIV-1 protein | IFN-γ response magnitude (SFC/106 PBMC) | Sequence polymorphism(s)
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Progressor | ES9 | ||||
ES9 | |||||
ASRELERFAVNPGLL | 37-51 | Gag | 65 | ||
KAFSPEVIPMF | 162-172 | Gag | 600 | A163N | A163S |
PVGEIYKRWIILGLN | 257-271 | Gag | 75 | N271H | |
IYKRWIILGLNKIVR | 261-275 | Gag | 3,075 | N271H | |
FRDYVDRFYKTLRAE | 293-307 | Gag | 70 | ||
YKTLRAEQASQEVKN | 301-315 | Gag | 130 | ||
DCKTILKALGPAATL | 329-343 | Gag | 55 | ||
KEGHIAKNCRAPRKK | 397-411 | Gag | 130 | K411R | K411R |
IAKNCRAPRKKGCWK | 401-415 | Gag | 170 | K411R | K411R |
QEEEEVGFPVRPQVP | 61-75 | Nef | 75 | 65-E insertion | |
YKAAVDLSHFLKEKG | 81-95 | Nef | 410 | A83G, V85L | A83G, V85L |
TQGYFPDWQNYTPGP | 117-131 | Nef | 75 | ||
LSPRTLNAW* | 147-155 | Gag | <30 | ||
KSFSPEVIPMF* | 162-172 | Gag | 520 | ||
TSNLQEQIAW* | 240-249 | Gag | <30 | ||
Progressor | |||||
QMVHQAISPRTLNAW | 141-155 | Gag | 110 | A146P, I147L | A146P, I147L |
IVRMYSPTSILDIRQ | 273-287 | Gag | 60 | R286K | R286K |
RQANFLGKIWPSHKG | 429-443 | Gag | 75 | H441Y | |
FLGKIWPSHKGRPGN | 433-447 | Gag | 80 | H441Y | |
WIILGLNKIVRMYSP | 265-279 | Gag | 60 | N271H | |
FRDYVDRFYKTLRAE | 293-307 | Gag | 70 | ||
EAVQKIATESIVIWG | 525-539 | Pol | 165 | I530V, A531T, V536I | |
KIATESIVIWGKTPK | 529-543 | Pol | 135 | K540R, T541I | I530V, A531T, V536I, T541I |
IVGAETFYVDGAANR | 589-603 | Pol | 385 | V590I | V590I |
ETFYVDGAANRETKL | 593-607 | Pol | 295 | K606R | |
QKQITKIQNFRVYYR | 929-943 | Pol | 70 | ||
LEWKFDSRLAFHHMA | 181-195 | Nef | 55 | E182V, K184R, M194V | E182V, K184R, M194V |
LSPRTLNAW* | 147-155 | Gag | <30 | ||
KNFSPEVIPMF* | 162-172 | Gag | <30 | ||
TSNLQEQITW* | 240-249 | Gag | <30 |
Epitopes that elicited an IFN-γ response are shown with the magnitude of the response (spot-forming cells [SFC] per million PBMC). Substitutions observed in the targeted epitopes are noted. An asterisk indicates responses to autologous HLA-B*57-restricted Gag peptides.