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Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones
Collora JA, Liu R, Pinto-Santini D, Ravindra N, Ganoza C, Lama JR, Alfaro R, Chiarella J, Spudich S, Mounzer K, Tebas P, Montaner LJ, van Dijk D, Duerr A, Ho YC. Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones. Immunity 2022, 55: 1013-1031.e7. PMID: 35320704, PMCID: PMC9203927, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 eradicationHIV-1 RNAHIV-1Effector memory Th1 cellsHIV-1-infected individualsHIV-1-infected CD4Clonal expansionCell clonesMemory Th1 cellsCell clonal expansionPersistent antigenAntiretroviral therapyViral suppressionCytotoxic CD4Cytotoxic TTh1 cellsAntigen stimulationClonal expansion dynamicsUninfected individualsSurface protein expressionTNF responseUnstimulated conditionsTCR sequencesProtein expressionCD4
2021
The Clonal Expansion Dynamics of the HIV-1 Reservoir: Mechanisms of Integration Site-Dependent Proliferation and HIV-1 Persistence
Yeh YJ, Yang K, Razmi A, Ho YC. The Clonal Expansion Dynamics of the HIV-1 Reservoir: Mechanisms of Integration Site-Dependent Proliferation and HIV-1 Persistence. Viruses 2021, 13: 1858. PMID: 34578439, PMCID: PMC8473165, DOI: 10.3390/v13091858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-infected cellsHIV-1 latent reservoirAntiretroviral therapyHIV-1Cancer-related gene expressionHIV-1 promoterHIV-1 integration sitesLatent reservoirClonal expansionClonal expansion dynamicsCancer-related genesLong-term suppressive antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 promoter activitySuppressive antiretroviral therapyLow-level viremiaHIV-1 reservoirHIV-1 persistenceHIV-1 transcriptionCertain cancer-related genesViral reboundGene expressionRare caseLoss of functionTherapeutic agentsTumor suppressor gene