Direct analysis of viral-specific CD8+ T cells with soluble HLA-A2/Tax11-19 tetramer complexes in patients with human T cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy.
Bieganowska K, Höllsberg P, Buckle G, Lim D, Greten T, Schneck J, Altman J, Jacobson S, Ledis S, Hanchard B, Chin J, Morgan O, Roth P, Hafler D. Direct analysis of viral-specific CD8+ T cells with soluble HLA-A2/Tax11-19 tetramer complexes in patients with human T cell lymphotropic virus-associated myelopathy. The Journal Of Immunology 1999, 162: 1765-71. PMID: 9973440, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.3.1765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultB7-1 AntigenCD28 AntigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleGene Products, taxHLA-A2 AntigenHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1HumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedParaparesis, Tropical SpasticPeptide FragmentsPhenotypeProtein ConformationReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-betaReceptors, ChemokineReceptors, Interleukin-2SolubilityConceptsT cellsIL-2RMHC class I tetramersHuman T-cell lymphotropic virusViral-specific CD8Class I tetramersProgressive neurologic diseaseDifferent chemokine receptorsHLA-A2 alleleCentral nervous systemTCR Vbeta chainsReactive CD8TCR usageInflammatory infiltrateVbeta chainsChemokine receptorsNeurologic diseaseImmune responseCD8Lymphotropic virusMyelopathyNervous systemPatientsHTLVClonal expansion