Zaia J A, Gallez-Hawkins G, Li X, Yao Z Q, Lomeli N, Molinder K, La Rosa C, Diamond D J
Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA.
J Virol. 2001 Mar;75(5):2472-4. doi: 10.1128/JVI.75.5.2472-2474.2001.
To determine if mutations of an immunodominant HLA-restricted cytomegalovirus (CMV) peptide sequence occur in nature, the sequence corresponding to the HLA A*0201-specific peptide CMVpp65(495-503) was determined in 50 human CMV isolates. Rare mutations were detected; 6 of 50 were silent mutations at the amino terminus of the peptide, while 3 of 50 were mutations of the native methionine residue to isoleucine (M499I). The observed M499I mutation in three isolates decreased cytolytic targeting.
为了确定免疫显性的HLA限制性巨细胞病毒(CMV)肽序列的突变是否在自然情况下发生,我们在50株人CMV分离株中测定了与HLA A*0201特异性肽CMVpp65(495 - 503)相对应的序列。检测到罕见突变;50株中有6株在肽的氨基末端发生沉默突变,而50株中有3株将天然甲硫氨酸残基突变为异亮氨酸(M499I)。在三株分离株中观察到的M499I突变降低了细胞溶解靶向作用。