2015
HIV cell-to-cell transmission: effects on pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy
Agosto LM, Uchil PD, Mothes W. HIV cell-to-cell transmission: effects on pathogenesis and antiretroviral therapy. Trends In Microbiology 2015, 23: 289-295. PMID: 25766144, PMCID: PMC4417442, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyVirological synapsesT-cell depletionCell transmissionHIV infectionCell depletionHIV cellMatter of debateViral replicationTherapyUninfected cellsReduced efficacyHigh MOISynapsesHIVPathogenesisRecent dataInfectionCell deathTrigger cell deathCellsVivoCell-cell contactCellular surveillanceHigher number
2013
Cell-to-Cell Transmission Can Overcome Multiple Donor and Target Cell Barriers Imposed on Cell-Free HIV
Zhong P, Agosto LM, Ilinskaya A, Dorjbal B, Truong R, Derse D, Uchil PD, Heidecker G, Mothes W. Cell-to-Cell Transmission Can Overcome Multiple Donor and Target Cell Barriers Imposed on Cell-Free HIV. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e53138. PMID: 23308151, PMCID: PMC3538641, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-free human immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virusTarget cell typeCell transmissionTarget T cellsCell-free virusCell-free modeRestriction factor tetherinCell typesViral replication cycleHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHIV cellT cellsTarget cellsDonor cellsVirus transmissionCell barrierPermissive cellsVirusProviral contentMultiple donorsReplication cycleCell contactExtracellular space