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ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
卷 145, 期 10, 页码 2087-2103出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s007050070041
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- FIC NIH HHS [T37TW00029] Funding Source: Medline
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR/AI03060] Funding Source: Medline
- FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER [T37TW000029] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
The results of the study presented in this report show that clones of env derived from genetically divergent HIV-1 field isolates fall into two major subsets based on the predicted secondary structure of the V3 region in gp120. One subset exemplified by the clones A-UG06c, B-RT3.12 and C-UG045 is predicted to assume a beta -turn conformation in the V3 loop and comprises the GPG (X) under bar residues. The other subset exemplified by the clones D-UG23c and D-UG042 (G (X) under barG (X) under bar are deficient in the expression of the beta -turn in the loop. Since secondary conformations are highly likely to confer antigenic properties in a protein backbone at least for B cells, we have used nucleic acid immunization to test the effect of the beta -turn deficiency on the immunogenic potential of rgp 120 encoded in these field isolates. As hypothesized, inoculation of BALB/c mice with the env plasmid encoding the beta -turn expressing rgp120 molecules resulted in the development of a vigorous antibody response to the homologous V3 loop peptides. In contrast, immunization with an rgp120 clone deficient in the beta -turn in the V3 loop showed no evidence of antibody development to the V3 loop. Instead, the latter clones triggered T cell proliferative responses and markedly increased the level of IL-2 and IFN-gamma production by T cells. Significantly, reconstitution of the beta -turn conformation by site-directed mutagenesis of a single V3 loop residue yielded rgp120 molecules which restored antibody production while diminishing the cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses to the V3 residue. These observations demonstrate the marked impact of a single amino acid substitution on the immunogenic properties of V3 region in gp120 encoded by divergent HIV-I, field isolates.
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