Table 1.

Phenotypic properties of tetramer+ CD8 T cells

Cell markerHIV-1 tetramer+ cellsEBV and CMV tetramer+ cells
CD3ζ − −  
CD28 − − 
NKRs ?  
CD62L − −  
CD45RA − ± to + 
CCR7 − −  
CD27 −  
GzmA 
Perforin − to ± − to ± to +  
Bcl-2 
Cell markerHIV-1 tetramer+ cellsEBV and CMV tetramer+ cells
CD3ζ − −  
CD28 − − 
NKRs ?  
CD62L − −  
CD45RA − ± to + 
CCR7 − −  
CD27 −  
GzmA 
Perforin − to ± − to ± to +  
Bcl-2 

The phenotypic properties of the majority of HIV-specific CD8 T cells are compared with those for other chronic viral infections. Data are a composite from published6,8,28,106,107,111 150 and unpublished (P.S., G. Chen, and J.L., March 2001) studies.

EBV indicates Epstein-Barr virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; NKR, natural killer cell-inhibitory receptor; GzmA, granzyme A; ?, not known.

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