Hamilton, Brook, Smith and Reynolds, P.C.
Vivo CTL elicitation by heat shock protein fusion proteins maps to a discrete domain and is CD4+ T cell-independent
The present invention relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response to a molecule in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating HIV in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of inducing a CD4+ independent CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition characterized by a portion of an ATP biding domain of an hsp joined to a molecule.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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