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The CE-specific cytotoxic T cell .1371/journal.pgen.March 15,6 /Robust Identification of Soft and {Hard|Difficult responses (granzyme B+) had been compared with those induced by the subgroup of gag pDNA vaccinated animals, which showed good CE responses (Fig. The gag pDNA booster vaccination enhanced the magnitude with the CE-specific responses considerably (p = 0.031, paired t test), reaching up to 1.5 IFN-g+ T cells, sustaining the distribution amongst the CD4 and CD8 T cell responses induced by CE priming (Fig. 5C). (A) The full-length p57Gag precursor protein contains the p19Gag matrix protein, the p27Gag capsid protein, and the C terminal p15Gag processing intermediate. The SIV p27CE1 and p27CE2 proteins are composed of seven conserved elements (CE) derived in the p27Gag sequence, spanning 124 aa and collinearly arranged and separated via 2 aa linkers within the order shown within the cartoon.Peptides (Figs. 4D, 4E). The CE-specific cytotoxic T cell responses (granzyme B+) were compared with these induced by the subgroup of gag pDNA vaccinated animals, which showed constructive CE responses (Fig. 2A). We found a considerable enhance (p = 0.018) in the frequency of CE-specific granzyme B+ T cells induced by the p27CE pDNA vaccine (Fig. 4F). We further noted that the gag pDNA vaccine induced a wider selection of cytotoxic CE-specific T cells than the p27CE vaccine. Interestingly, the frequency of cytotoxic CE-specific responses correlated (p = 0.002; Supplemental Fig. two) with all the degree of the CE-specific CD8+ T cell responses in gag pDNA vaccinated macaques, supporting the notion of an association of CE responses and cytotoxicity. This getting, with each other using the potent induction of cytotoxic T cell responses in each of the p27CE pDNA vaccinated macaques, supports the conclusion that vaccination with p27CEThe Journal of ImmunologyFIGURE two. Cellular responses in gag pDNA vaccinated macaques. (A) PBMC from rhesus macaques (n = 31) immunized with pDNA encoding the full-length SIV p57Gag protein have been analyzed by flow cytometry for Ag-specific responses targeting the full p27Gag (gray bars) protein or epitopes encoded by the CE (red bars). The values are plotted by decreasing p27Gag T cell responses and sorted in line with the presence (n = 18) or absence (n = 13) of CE responses. Of note, animals P516 and P517 were analyzed using a peptide pool covering p39Gag that spans each the N terminal p19Gag along with the p27Gag. (B) p27Gag-specific T cell responses were evaluated for their cytotoxic potential. The frequency of granzyme B+ Gag-specific T cells was determined amongst IFN-g roducing p27 Gag T cells comparing the subgroup of gag pDNA immunized macaques with (n = 18) and without the need of (n = 13) CE-specific responses. The median and p values (t test) are indicated.pDNA induces robust CTL responses recognizing subdominant epitopes and elicits T cell responses of greater functionality than a full-length gag pDNA vaccine. Optimized CE pDNA prime-boost vaccine regimens improve CE immunogenicity In an effort to improve the potency of CE recognition, two unique vaccine regimens were compared making use of the SIV p27CE pDNA as a prime (Fig. 5): 1) booster vaccination with gag pDNA [by analogy to HIV CE pDNA prime-gag pDNA increase study (21)], and two)booster vaccination with codelivery of a mixture of CE+gag pDNA. To test the initial concept, six SIV p27CE pDNA primed animals received a booster vaccination with gag pDNA following a two mo rest (Fig. 5A), and were analyzed on the day of vaccination, and two wk later (Fig. 5B).