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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 157, Issue 8 3242-3249, Copyright © 1996 by American Association of Immunologists
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CC Bergmann, Q Yao, CK Ho and SL Buckwold
Department of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
CD8+ CTL responses constitute a critical component for vaccines developed to eliminate intracellular pathogens. One approach to achieve broad CTL diversity is based on genetically linking immunogenic peptides from multiple proteins to form poly-epitope Ags. To address the influence of flanking residues on class I Ag presentation, H-2d- restricted HIV-1 and mouse hepatitis virus CTL epitopes were linked via various spacer residues. The resulting 20 to 31 amino acid peptides were expressed using recombinant vaccinia viruses to monitor both CTL recognition and induction. Our data indicate that recognition is profoundly influenced by the nature of intervening residues forming carboxyl-terminal flanks for one and amino-terminal flanks for the other epitope. Flanking amino acids with aromatic (tyrosine), basic (lysine), and small aliphatic side chains (alanine) supported efficient CTL recognition of both epitopes. By contrast, acidic and helix breaking residues (glycine, proline) specifically inhibited recognition of the adjacent amino-terminal epitope. Flanking residues inhibitory for recognition were also detrimental for CTL induction, suggesting similar processing mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. The ratios of peptide-specific CTL precursors primed by the tandem epitopes varied up to 50-fold depending on molecular context. These data demonstrate a substantial role of carboxyl-flanking residues in governing the efficiency of class I Ag presentation both in vitro and in vivo. The dramatic influence of flanking residues on the hierarchy of CTL responses indicates that CTL induction by poly-epitope Ags can be optimized by strategically linking epitopes via selection of appropriate spacer residues.
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