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Kastenmüller, W. ; Gasteiger, G. ; Gronau, J.H. ; Baier, R. ; Ljapoci, R. ; Busch, D.H. ; Drexler, I.

Cross-competition of CD8⁺ T cells shapes the immunodominance hierarchy during boost vaccination.

J. Exp. Med. 204, 2187-2198 (2007)
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CD8+ T cell responses directed against multiple pathogen-derived epitopes are characterized by defined immunodominance hierarchy patterns. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is that CD8+ T cells of different specificities compete for access to epitopes on antigen-presenting cells, and that the outcome of this so-called cross-competition reflects the number of induced T cells. In our study using a vaccinia virus infection model, we found that T cell cross-competition is highly relevant during boost vaccination, thereby shaping the immunodominance hierarchy in the recall. We demonstrate that competition was of no importance during priming and was unaffected by the applied route of immunization. It strongly depended on the timing of viral antigen expression in infected APCs, and it was characterized by poor proliferation of T cells recognizing epitopes derived from late viral proteins. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the functional importance of T cell cross-competition during a viral infection. Our findings provide a basis for novel strategies for how boost vaccination to defined antigens can be selectively improved. They give important new insights into the design of more efficient poxviral vectors for immunotherapy.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0022-1007
e-ISSN 1540-9538
Zeitschrift Journal of Experimental Medicine
Quellenangaben Band: 204, Heft: 9, Seiten: 2187-2198 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Rockefeller University Press
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Virology (VIRO)
CCG Immune Monitoring (Platform) (IMI-KIM)