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One mechanism viruses use to subvert immune surveillance is through mutation of MHC contact residues of antigenic epitopes that weaken T cell recognition to the point that the immune system is ignorant of the infection. However, in contrast to ignorance, results presented herein demonstrate that intracellular signaling does occur upon stimulation with a lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-derived escape mutant as demonstrated by the sustained activation of Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP-1). In addition to the increased SHP-1 activity, we found that the mutated epitope failed to induce oxidation of SHP-1, further enhancing enzymatic activity. Sustained activation of SHP-1 in a reduced form correlated with ERK and early growth response gene 1 activation and failure of T cells to commit to the effector lineage. Thus, instead of immune ignorance, these studies demonstrate the activation of a negative signaling pathway that actively suppresses T cell responses and limits recognition of viral escape mutants.

CD8+ T Cell Responses to a Viral Escape Mutant Epitope: Active Suppression via Altered SHP-1 Activity