An HLA-I signature favouring KIR-educated Natural Killer cells mediates immune control of HIV in children and contrasts with the HLA-B-restricted CD8+ T-cell-mediated immune control in adults.

Natural Killer (NK) cells contribute to HIV control in adults, but HLA-B-mediated T-cell activity has a more substantial impact on disease outcome. However, the HLA-B molecules influencing immune control in adults have less impact on paediatric infection. To investigate the contribution NK cells mak...

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Main Authors: Vinicius A Vieira, Emily Adland, David F G Malone, Maureen P Martin, Andreas Groll, M Azim Ansari, Maria C Garcia-Guerrero, Mari C Puertas, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Claudia Fortuny Guash, Christian Brander, Javier Martinez-Picado, Alasdair Bamford, Gareth Tudor-Williams, Thumbi Ndung'u, Bruce D Walker, Veron Ramsuran, John Frater, Pieter Jooste, Dimitra Peppa, Mary Carrington, Philip J R Goulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010090