CD8 and CD4 epitope predictions in RV144: no strong evidence of a T-cell driven sieve effect in HIV-1 breakthrough sequences from trial participants.

The modest protection afforded by the RV144 vaccine offers an opportunity to evaluate its mechanisms of protection. Differences between HIV-1 breakthrough viruses from vaccine and placebo recipients can be attributed to the RV144 vaccine as this was a randomized and double-blinded trial. CD8 and CD4...

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Main Authors: Kalpana Dommaraju, Gustavo Kijak, Jonathan M Carlson, Brendan B Larsen, Sodsai Tovanabutra, Dan E Geraghty, Wenjie Deng, Brandon S Maust, Paul T Edlefsen, Eric Sanders-Buell, Silvia Ratto-Kim, Mark S deSouza, Supachai Rerks-Ngarm, Sorachai Nitayaphan, Punnee Pitisuttihum, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Robert J O'Connell, Merlin L Robb, Nelson L Michael, James I Mullins, Jerome H Kim, Morgane Rolland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4211711?pdf=render