Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23170180›Full record

ReviewViruses2012

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I down-regulation by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 negative factor (HIV-1 Nef): what might we learn from natural sequence variants?

Philip Mwimanzi, Tristan J Markle, Takamasa Ueno, Mark A Brockman

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Review in Viruses, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Philip MwimanziDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada. pwimanzi@sfu.ca
Tristan J Markle
Takamasa Ueno
Mark A Brockman
Simon Fraser University · CAKumamoto University · JP

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV-1 causes a chronic infection in humans that is characterized by high plasma viremia, progressive loss of CD4+ T lymphocytes, and severe immunodeficiency resulting in opportunistic disease and AIDS. Viral persistence is mediated in part by the ability of the Nef protein to down-regulate HLA molecules on the infected cell surface, thereby allowing HIV-1 to evade recognition by antiviral CD8+ T lymphocytes. Extensive research has been conducted on Nef to determine protein domains that are required for its immune evasion activities and to identify critical cellular co-factors, and our mechanistic understanding of this process is becoming more complete. This review highlights our current knowledge of Nef-mediated HLA class I down-regulation and places this work in the context of naturally occurring sequence variation in this protein. We argue that efforts to fully understand the critical role of Nef for HIV-1 pathogenesis will require greater analysis of patient-derived sequences to elucidate subtle differences in immune evasion activity that may alter clinical outcome.

Indexed as

Down-RegulationGenetic VariationCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHIV-1HumansImmune Evasionnef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusVirulence FactorsHistocompatibility Antigens Class Inef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virusnef protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1Virulence Factorscytotoxic T lymphocyteHIV-1HLA class Ihost immune selection pressureimmune evasionNefviral sequence diversity

Identifiers

PMID23170180
PMCPMC3499827
OpenAlexW2121026738

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