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Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA 99164
Control of a naturally occurring lentivirus, equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), occurs in most infected horses and involves MHC class I-restricted, virus-specific CTL. Two minimal 12-aa epitopes, Env-RW12 and Gag-GW12, were evaluated for presentation by target cells from horses with an equine lymphocyte Ag-A1 (ELA-A1) haplotype. Fifteen of 15 presented Env-RW12 to CTL, whereas 11 of 15 presented Gag-GW12. To determine whether these epitopes were presented by different molecules, MHC class I genes were identified in cDNA clones from Arabian horse A2152, which presented both epitopes. This horse was selected because it is heterozygous for the SCID trait and is used to breed heterozygous females. Offspring with SCID are used as recipients for CTL adoptive transfer, and normal offspring are used for CTL induction. Four classical and three putative nonclassical full-length MHC class I genes were found. Human 721.221 cells transduced with retroviral vectors expressing each gene had equine MHC class I on their surface. Following peptide pulsing, only cells expressing classical MHC class I molecule 7-6 presented Env-RW12 and Gag-GW12 to CTL. Unlabeled peptide inhibition of 125I-labeled Env-RW12 binding to 7-6-transduced cells demonstrated that Env-RW12 affinity was 15-fold higher than Gag-GW12 affinity. Inhibition with truncated Env-RW12 demonstrated that amino acid positions 1 and 12 were necessary for binding, and single substitutions identified positions 2 and 3 as possible primary anchor residues. Since MHC class I 7-6 presented both epitopes, outbred horses with this allele can be immunized with these epitopes to optimize CTL responses and evaluate their effectiveness against lentiviral challenge.
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