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
Progression 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