2004
Impact of Nef-Mediated Downregulation of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I on Immune Response to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Swigut T, Alexander L, Morgan J, Lifson J, Mansfield K, Lang S, Johnson R, Skowronski J, Desrosiers R. Impact of Nef-Mediated Downregulation of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I on Immune Response to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. Journal Of Virology 2004, 78: 13335-13344. PMID: 15542684, PMCID: PMC525019, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.23.13335-13344.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimian immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusWeeks postinfectionMajor Histocompatibility Complex Class I DownregulationClass IMajor histocompatibility complex class IHistocompatibility complex class IComplex class IMHC class INef gene productParental wild-type virusImmune responseLymphocyte activationWild-type virusNef functionCD4 downregulationFunctional activityMHC downregulationDownregulationResponse-4VirusMonkeysPostinfectionNef
1995
Identification of a nef allele that causes lymphocyte activation and acute disease in Macaque monkeys
Du Z, Lang S, Sasseville V, Lackner A, Ilyinskii P, Daniel M, Jung J, Desrosiers R. Identification of a nef allele that causes lymphocyte activation and acute disease in Macaque monkeys. Cell 1995, 82: 665-674. PMID: 7664345, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90038-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceDNA PrimersDNA, ViralGene Products, envGene Products, nefGenes, nefLymphocyte ActivationMacaca mulattaMiceMolecular Sequence DataPhagocytesPhenotypePhosphorylationRetroviridae Proteins, OncogenicSignal TransductionSimian Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSimian immunodeficiency virusTransformation, GeneticTyrosineViral Fusion ProteinsVirus ReplicationConceptsAcute diseasePeripheral blood mononuclear cell culturesBlood mononuclear cell culturesMononuclear cell culturesT lymphocyte activationSevere diarrheaLymphoid proliferationsGastrointestinal tractNef allelesMacaque monkeysLymphocyte activationCellular activationSIVmac239NefDiseaseActivationMonkeysCell culturesImportant determinantCellsNIH 3T3 cellsTyrosine phosphorylationCotransfected COS cellsCOS cellsDiarrheaProgression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx
Gibbs J, Lackner A, Lang S, Simon M, Sehgal P, Daniel M, Desrosiers R. Progression to AIDS in the absence of a gene for vpr or vpx. Journal Of Virology 1995, 69: 2378-2383. PMID: 7884883, PMCID: PMC188910, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.4.2378-2383.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow virus burdenSimian immunodeficiency virusVirus burdenRhesus monkeysLymphocyte concentrationsPlasma antigenemiaHigh virus burdenLymph node morphologyImmunodeficiency virusDisease progressionSIVmac replicationPrimate lentivirusesVirus replicationWild-type virusNode morphologyAIDSVpx geneTerminal stageProgressionAntigenemiaCD4VpxMonkeysEarly spikeBurden