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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• MATHIESEN, T
• BROLIDEN, P.-A
• ROSEN, J
• WAHREN, B

Titel

Mapping of IgG subclass and T-cell epitopes on HIV proteins by synthetic peptides

Ist Teil von

• Immunology, 1989-08, Vol.67 (4), p.453-459

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Blackwell

Erscheinungsjahr

1989

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Fifteen amino acid peptides, sequentially overlapping by 10 amino acids, were synthesized on the basis of the HTLV-III sequences of the gag and env proteins. They were used as antigens in IgG subclass ELISAs and T-cell stimulation assays. Sera and cells were obtained from 30 asymptomatic, HIV-infected homosexuals. In all subclasses reactivity was found to parts of the gag protein, while IgG1 dominated anti-env peptide responses. It was possible to delineate peptides showing restricted IgG subclass responses that were dominated by either IgG1, 2, 3 or 4. A negative correlation was generally observed between B-cell and T-cell reactivity, but a T-cell and B-cell co-operation was suggested by the response to two IgG1-restricted peptides. The IgG3-dominated epitopes were present in peptides previously known to be amphipathic and capable of T-cell stimulation. The analysis of subclass-restricted responses on the peptide level will assist the understanding of the subclass expression in vivo, since the peptide mapping approximates the delineation of a subclass-restricted response at the level of single epitopes.