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Title: Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients

Abstract

In a study of 114 epidemiologically linked Zambian transmission pairs, we evaluated the impact of human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I)–associated amino acid polymorphisms, presumed to reflect cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) escape in Gag and Nef of the virus transmitted from the chronically infected donor, on the plasma viral load (VL) in matched recipients 6 mo after infection. CTL escape mutations in Gag and Nef were seen in the donors, which were subsequently transmitted to recipients, largely unchanged soon after infection. We observed a significant correlation between the number of Gag escape mutations targeted by specific HLA-B allele–restricted CTLs and reduced VLs in the recipients. This negative correlation was most evident in newly infected individuals, whose HLA alleles were unable to effectively target Gag and select for CTL escape mutations in this gene. Nef mutations in the donor had no impact on VL in the recipient. Thus, broad Gag-specific CTL responses capable of driving virus escape in the donor may be of clinical benefit to both the donor and recipient. In addition to their direct implications for HIV-1 vaccine design, these data suggest that CTL-induced viral polymorphisms and their associated in vivo viral fitness costs could have a significant impactmore » on HIV-1 pathogenesis.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [5];  [4];  [6];  [2];  [7];  [2]
  1. University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (United States)
  2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA (United States)
  3. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
  4. Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA (United States)
  5. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  6. Zambia-Emory HIV Research Group, Lusaka (Zambia)
  7. Emory University, Atlanta, GA (United States); University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (South Africa); Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division; National Institutes of Health (NIH); International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; Wellcome Trust; Medical Research Fund UK; Microsoft Research
OSTI Identifier:
1625193
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396; AI-64060; AI-46995; P30 AI050409
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 205; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-1007
Publisher:
Rockefeller University Press
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; immunology; research and experimental medicine

Citation Formats

Goepfert, Paul A., Lumm, Wendy, Farmer, Paul, Matthews, Philippa, Prendergast, Andrew, Carlson, Jonathan M., Derdeyn, Cynthia A., Tang, Jianming, Kaslow, Richard A., Bansal, Anju, Yusim, Karina, Heckerman, David, Mulenga, Joseph, Allen, Susan, Goulder, Philip J. R., and Hunter, Eric. Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1084/jem.20072457.
Goepfert, Paul A., Lumm, Wendy, Farmer, Paul, Matthews, Philippa, Prendergast, Andrew, Carlson, Jonathan M., Derdeyn, Cynthia A., Tang, Jianming, Kaslow, Richard A., Bansal, Anju, Yusim, Karina, Heckerman, David, Mulenga, Joseph, Allen, Susan, Goulder, Philip J. R., & Hunter, Eric. Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients. United States. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20072457
Goepfert, Paul A., Lumm, Wendy, Farmer, Paul, Matthews, Philippa, Prendergast, Andrew, Carlson, Jonathan M., Derdeyn, Cynthia A., Tang, Jianming, Kaslow, Richard A., Bansal, Anju, Yusim, Karina, Heckerman, David, Mulenga, Joseph, Allen, Susan, Goulder, Philip J. R., and Hunter, Eric. Mon . "Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients". United States. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20072457. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1625193.
@article{osti_1625193,
title = {Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients},
author = {Goepfert, Paul A. and Lumm, Wendy and Farmer, Paul and Matthews, Philippa and Prendergast, Andrew and Carlson, Jonathan M. and Derdeyn, Cynthia A. and Tang, Jianming and Kaslow, Richard A. and Bansal, Anju and Yusim, Karina and Heckerman, David and Mulenga, Joseph and Allen, Susan and Goulder, Philip J. R. and Hunter, Eric},
abstractNote = {In a study of 114 epidemiologically linked Zambian transmission pairs, we evaluated the impact of human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I)–associated amino acid polymorphisms, presumed to reflect cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) escape in Gag and Nef of the virus transmitted from the chronically infected donor, on the plasma viral load (VL) in matched recipients 6 mo after infection. CTL escape mutations in Gag and Nef were seen in the donors, which were subsequently transmitted to recipients, largely unchanged soon after infection. We observed a significant correlation between the number of Gag escape mutations targeted by specific HLA-B allele–restricted CTLs and reduced VLs in the recipients. This negative correlation was most evident in newly infected individuals, whose HLA alleles were unable to effectively target Gag and select for CTL escape mutations in this gene. Nef mutations in the donor had no impact on VL in the recipient. Thus, broad Gag-specific CTL responses capable of driving virus escape in the donor may be of clinical benefit to both the donor and recipient. In addition to their direct implications for HIV-1 vaccine design, these data suggest that CTL-induced viral polymorphisms and their associated in vivo viral fitness costs could have a significant impact on HIV-1 pathogenesis.},
doi = {10.1084/jem.20072457},
journal = {Journal of Experimental Medicine},
number = 5,
volume = 205,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}

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Quantifying the Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Escape From Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes
journal, November 2010


The Fitness Landscape of HIV-1 Gag: Advanced Modeling Approaches and Validation of Model Predictions by In Vitro Testing
journal, August 2014


Timing Constraints of In Vivo Gag Mutations during Primary HIV-1 Subtype C Infection
journal, November 2009


HLA-Associated Immune Pressure on Gag Protein in CRF01_AE-Infected Individuals and Its Association with Plasma Viral Load
journal, June 2010


Timing of Immune Escape Linked to Success or Failure of Vaccination
journal, September 2010


Progression to AIDS in South Africa Is Associated with both Reverting and Compensatory Viral Mutations
journal, April 2011


Influence of HAART on Alternative Reading Frame Immune Responses over the Course of HIV-1 Infection
journal, June 2012


Co-Operative Additive Effects between HLA Alleles in Control of HIV-1
journal, October 2012


HIV-1 Replication Fitness of HLA-B*57/58:01 CTL Escape Variants Is Restored by the Accumulation of Compensatory Mutations in Gag
journal, December 2013


Complexity of the Inoculum Determines the Rate of Reversion of SIV Gag CD8 T Cell Mutant Virus and Outcome of Infection
journal, April 2009


Modelling the Evolution and Spread of HIV Immune Escape Mutants
journal, November 2010


The Antiviral Efficacy of HIV-Specific CD8+ T-Cells to a Conserved Epitope Is Heavily Dependent on the Infecting HIV-1 Isolate
journal, May 2011


Whole Genome Deep Sequencing of HIV-1 Reveals the Impact of Early Minor Variants Upon Immune Recognition During Acute Infection
journal, March 2012


Role of Transmitted Gag CTL Polymorphisms in Defining Replicative Capacity and Early HIV-1 Pathogenesis
journal, November 2012


Transmitted Virus Fitness and Host T Cell Responses Collectively Define Divergent Infection Outcomes in Two HIV-1 Recipients
journal, January 2015


Discordant Impact of HLA on Viral Replicative Capacity and Disease Progression in Pediatric and Adult HIV Infection
journal, June 2015


Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Responses in a Large Longitudinal Sub-Saharan HIV Primary Infection Cohort
journal, January 2016


Deep sequence analysis of HIV adaptation following vertical transmission reveals the impact of immune pressure on the evolution of HIV
journal, December 2019


Immune Activation and Collateral Damage in AIDS Pathogenesis
journal, January 2013


Immunity to HIV in Early Life
journal, August 2014

  • Muenchhoff, Maximilian; Prendergast, Andrew J.; Goulder, Philip Jeremy Renshaw
  • Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 5
  • DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00391

Role of HLA Adaptation in HIV Evolution
journal, January 2016

  • Kløverpris, Henrik N.; Leslie, Alasdair; Goulder, Philip
  • Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 6
  • DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00665

A Strong Case for Viral Genetic Factors in HIV Virulence
journal, March 2011

  • Müller, Viktor; Fraser, Christophe; Herbeck, Joshua T.
  • Viruses, Vol. 3, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.3390/v3030204

Mechanisms of HIV Protein Degradation into Epitopes: Implications for Vaccine Design
journal, August 2014

  • Rucevic, Marijana; Boucau, Julie; Dinter, Jens
  • Viruses, Vol. 6, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.3390/v6083271

A transmission-virulence evolutionary trade-off explains attenuation of HIV-1 in Uganda
journal, November 2016

  • Blanquart, François; Grabowski, Mary Kate; Herbeck, Joshua
  • eLife, Vol. 5
  • DOI: 10.7554/elife.20492