Abstract:Alternative reading frames (ARF) of HIV, both sense and antisense directions, have shown to produce polypeptides of unknown functions. Although the roles of these polypeptides are unclear, they can still potentially act as HIV derived antigens, eliciting host T cell responses. These ARF derived epitopes, known as cryptic epitopes (CE), occur commonly in HIV, SIV, and other retroviruses through ribosomal frame-shifting, internal ribosomal entry sites, and alternative start codon initiation.
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