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Enhanced TCR Affinity Imparts Specificity to Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Resistance-Associated Mutations. YV9 pentamer. TCR α. TCR β. High affinity YV9 Pol TCRs recognize and respond to drug escape mutations. ( Efavirenz ). IL-2. TNF α. ( Nevirapine ). (Lamivudine).
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Enhanced TCR Affinity Imparts Specificity to Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Resistance-Associated Mutations YV9 pentamer TCR α TCR β
High affinity YV9 Pol TCRs recognize and respond to drug escape mutations (Efavirenz) IL-2 TNFα (Nevirapine) (Lamivudine)
High Affinity YV9 TCR can endow CD4 with effector function CONCLUSIONS KT.A2.CD64.YV9 • MHC Class I restricted haTCRTransduction of CD4 cells imparts effector-like function • Enhanced affinity increases breadth and sensitivity of epitope recognition to include common drug escape mutations • High affinity YV9 TCRs may be attractive as a potential immunotherapy agent to be used in combination with current ART chemotherapeutics 45.7% transduced 70.8% transduced 77.2% transduced TNFα Acknowledgements: A.Klattenhoff, C. Baiduc, J.L. Riley IL-2