Predicted p24 epitopes with a high rankinga HLA-binding affinity score.

aRanksbAll peptides listed are predicted to be transported by TAP [36] and cleaved by the proteasome [35].cThe position of each epitope is given with respect to HXB2-p24 (as in the HIV-1 immunology database).dThe HLA molecule by which the epitope is predicted to be presented.e–indicates that there is no reliable prediction tool for this HLA type.fThe rank of the peptide among all 9-mers from HIV-1 that are predicted to bind the specific HLA molecule (where 1 denotes the best binding epitope) using the SMM method.gThe same predicted rank using a neural network based predictor (NetMHC).hThe HLA supertype to which the HLA molecule belongs according to Sette et al.[38].iThe HLA supertype to which the HLA molecule belongs according to Lund et al.[59]).jPeptides that have been experimentally confirmed to bind the two-digit HLA type are denoted by +, the four-digit HLA allele by ++, and by HLA molecules from the same supertype as the predicted HLA type by dots.