Generation of cytotoxic T-cell lines using overlapping pentadecapeptides derived from conserved regions of the adenovirus hexon protein

The Journal of General Virology
Fenlu ZhuC A Keever-Taylor

Abstract

Many of the 51 serotypes of adenovirus have been associated with clinically relevant infection. Adenovirus can disseminate rapidly in patients with a compromised immune system, such as that which occurs secondary to haematopoietic progenitor-cell transplantation. The higher rate of infection in recipients of T cell-depleted grafts and in those undergoing T cell-targeted treatment during graft versus host disease demonstrates the importance of a T-cell response in preventing disseminated infection. Studies have shown that the memory response to adenovirus is directed primarily to the hexon protein and is dominated by CD4+ T cells, probably due to the ability of the virus to block its presentation on HLA class I antigens. We have developed an approach to expand adenovirus-specific T cells using a pool of overlapping pentadecapeptides derived from selected conserved regions of hexon. We characterized responses to identify the peptides that are recognized, the responding T-cell subsets and their HLA restriction. Of eight lines that were characterized extensively, seven included both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and each recognized between two and eight unique peptide sequences. By focusing the response on the conserved sequences of hexon,...Continue Reading

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