Table 2. Frequent, large CD4 T cell epitope responses to anthrax LF domain I–III peptide panel in immune human donors.
Human cohorts | HLA class II | T cell response to anthrax LF domain I–III epitopes, SFC/106 cells | |||||||||||
DR1 | DRB3/4/5 | DQB1 | LF 41–61 | LF 101–120 | LF 281–300 | LF 337–356 | LF 417–436 | LF 437–456 | LF 467–486 | ||||
Infected donor 2 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 |
Infected donor 3 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Infected donor 6 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
Infected donor 7 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 633 |
Vaccinee 3 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 1275 | 1357 | 0 | 1314 | 1322 | 1009 | 0 |
Vaccinee 4 | 15 | 7 | 51 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 473 | 509 | 0 | 0 | 837 | 451 | 0 |
Vaccinee 5 | 103 | 17 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vaccinee 6 | 1 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 0 |
Vaccinee 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 725 | 0 | 0 |
Vaccinee 10 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 423 | 0 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frequent, large CD4 T cell epitope responses to anthrax LF domain I-III peptide panel in immune human donors. Table indicates positive T cell IFNγ ELIspot responses that were seen in 3 or more donors from the human donor cohort described in the Methods, comprising a total of 9 donors in the cutaneous anthrax (Kayseri) group and 10 donors in the AVP vaccinees (UK) group.