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Table 5 Predicted CTL epitopes in HIV-1 gag and env-V3 (according to the patients HLA type) and their evolution

From: HIV-1 sequence evolution in vivo after superinfection with three viral strains

Protein, position

CTL epitope

HLA-I type

Subtype B1 2001

Subtype B2 2002

Subtype AE 2003

Gag p17, 18–28

KIRLRPGGK

or RLRPGGKKK

A3

KIRLRPGGKKR*

K→R (42%) in 2005

KIRLRPGGKKS

S→R (100%) in 2005

KIRLRPGGKKQ, no changes over time

Gag p17, 74–82

ELRSLYNTV

B8

ELKSLYNTV, 50% V→I in 2005

ELKSLFNTV, 67% F→Y in 2005

ELKSLYNTV, no changes over time

Gag p17, 93–101

EIKDTKEAL

B8

EVKDTKEAL, 83% V→I in 2005

DVKDTKEAL, no changes over time

EILDTKEAL, no changes over time

Gag p24, 8–21

GQMVHQAISPRTLN

A3- supertype Cw3

GQMVHQPISPRTLN, no changes over time

GQMVHQPISPRTLN, no changes over time

GQMVHQPVSPRTLN, no changes over time

Gag p24, 41–60

SALSEGATPQDLNTMLNTVG

unknown

SALSEGATPQDLNTMLNTVG 92% S→T in 2005

SALSEGATPQDLNTMLNTVG 96% S→T in 2005

SALSEGATPQDLNMMLNIVG, no changes over time

Env-V3, 296–305

CTRPNNNTRK

A3

CTRPSNNTRK, no changes over time

CTRPSNNTRK, no changes over time

CTRPSNNTRT, no changes over time

Env-V3, 308–322

RIQRGPGRAFVTIGK

A3

SIHIAPGRAFYATGE, no changes over time

SIHMGPGKAFFTTGE, no changes over time

SIHMGPGQVFYRTGD, no changes over time

  1. * Underlined amino acids are deviations from the consensus epitope sequence. Changes over time are marked in bold.