Protective Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses Induced by DNA Immunization against Immunodominant and Subdominant Epitopes of Listeria monocytogenes Are Noncompetitive

AUTOR(ES)

Yamada, Takashi

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Taking advantage of the fact that plasmid DNA encoding a single cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope can induce CTLs, we examined the influence of T-cell responses to dominant epitopes on those to a subdominant epitope derived from Listeria monocytogenes. Our data suggest that interaction between T cells against dominant and subdominant epitopes does not operate in the generation of the hierarchy. Furthermore, we found that a single dominant epitope is sufficient for the induction of protective immunity.

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