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HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure

HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure
HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure
Natural killer (NK) cells have an important role in the control of viral infections, recognizing virally infected cells through a variety of activating and inhibitory receptors. Epidemiological and functional studies have recently suggested that NK cells can also contribute to the control of HIV-1 infection through recognition of virally infected cells by both activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). However, it remains unknown whether NK cells can directly mediate antiviral immune pressure in vivo in humans. Here we describe KIR-associated amino-acid polymorphisms in the HIV-1 sequence of chronically infected individuals, on a population level. We show that these KIR-associated HIV-1 sequence polymorphisms can enhance the binding of inhibitory KIRs to HIV-1-infected CD4(+) T cells, and reduce the antiviral activity of KIR-positive NK cells. These data demonstrate that KIR-positive NK cells can place immunological pressure on HIV-1, and that the virus can evade such NK-cell-mediated immune pressure by selecting for sequence polymorphisms, as was previously described for virus-specific T cells and neutralizing antibodies. NK cells might therefore have a previously underappreciated role in contributing to viral evolution.
immunology, genetics and genomics, virology
0028-0836
96-100
Alter, Galit
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Heckerman, David
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Schneidewind, Arne
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Fadda, Lena
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Kadie, Carl M.
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Carlson, Jonathan M.
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Oniangue-Ndza, Cesar
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Martin, Maureen
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Li, Bin
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Khakoo, Salim I.
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Carrington, Mary
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Allen, Todd M.
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Altfeld, Marcus
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Alter, Galit
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Heckerman, David
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Schneidewind, Arne
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Fadda, Lena
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Kadie, Carl M.
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Carlson, Jonathan M.
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Oniangue-Ndza, Cesar
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Martin, Maureen
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Li, Bin
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Khakoo, Salim I.
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Carrington, Mary
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Allen, Todd M.
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Altfeld, Marcus
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Alter, Galit, Heckerman, David, Schneidewind, Arne, Fadda, Lena, Kadie, Carl M., Carlson, Jonathan M., Oniangue-Ndza, Cesar, Martin, Maureen, Li, Bin, Khakoo, Salim I., Carrington, Mary, Allen, Todd M. and Altfeld, Marcus (2011) HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure. Nature, 476 (7358), 96-100. (doi:10.1038/nature10237). (PMID:21814282)

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Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells have an important role in the control of viral infections, recognizing virally infected cells through a variety of activating and inhibitory receptors. Epidemiological and functional studies have recently suggested that NK cells can also contribute to the control of HIV-1 infection through recognition of virally infected cells by both activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). However, it remains unknown whether NK cells can directly mediate antiviral immune pressure in vivo in humans. Here we describe KIR-associated amino-acid polymorphisms in the HIV-1 sequence of chronically infected individuals, on a population level. We show that these KIR-associated HIV-1 sequence polymorphisms can enhance the binding of inhibitory KIRs to HIV-1-infected CD4(+) T cells, and reduce the antiviral activity of KIR-positive NK cells. These data demonstrate that KIR-positive NK cells can place immunological pressure on HIV-1, and that the virus can evade such NK-cell-mediated immune pressure by selecting for sequence polymorphisms, as was previously described for virus-specific T cells and neutralizing antibodies. NK cells might therefore have a previously underappreciated role in contributing to viral evolution.

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Published date: 3 August 2011
Keywords: immunology, genetics and genomics, virology
Organisations: Clinical & Experimental Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 336170
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/336170
ISSN: 0028-0836
PURE UUID: 8accfac9-c407-49e0-9bb9-8ea1735cbedb
ORCID for Salim I. Khakoo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-9091

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Date deposited: 16 Mar 2012 11:44
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:12

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Author: Galit Alter
Author: David Heckerman
Author: Arne Schneidewind
Author: Lena Fadda
Author: Carl M. Kadie
Author: Jonathan M. Carlson
Author: Cesar Oniangue-Ndza
Author: Maureen Martin
Author: Bin Li
Author: Salim I. Khakoo ORCID iD
Author: Mary Carrington
Author: Todd M. Allen
Author: Marcus Altfeld

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