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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 expressionCD4Inhibition of a Chromatin and Transcription Modulator, SLTM, Increases HIV-1 Reactivation Identified by a CRISPR Inhibition Screen
Pedersen SF, Collora JA, Kim RN, Yang K, Razmi A, Catalano AA, Yeh YJ, Mounzer K, Tebas P, Montaner LJ, Ho YC. Inhibition of a Chromatin and Transcription Modulator, SLTM, Increases HIV-1 Reactivation Identified by a CRISPR Inhibition Screen. Journal Of Virology 2022, 96: e00577-22. PMID: 35730977, PMCID: PMC9278143, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00577-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1-infected cellsHIV-1 reactivationT cell clonesHIV-1HIV-1 protein expressionAntiretroviral therapyDrug treatmentProtein expressionInfected cellsInfected individualsHIV-1-infected individualsCell clonesEffective antiretroviral therapyHIV-1 cureLong-term therapyHIV-1 gene expressionHIV-1 persistenceHIV-1 provirusHIV-1 transcriptionImmune cell killingNovel therapeutic targetCell deathLatent reservoirImmune cellsT cells
2023
Single-cell multiomic understanding of HIV-1 reservoir at epigenetic, transcriptional, and protein levels
Wong M, Wei Y, Ho Y. Single-cell multiomic understanding of HIV-1 reservoir at epigenetic, transcriptional, and protein levels. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2023, 18: 246-256. PMID: 37535039, PMCID: PMC10442869, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface protein expressionMultiomics approachATAC-seqProtein expressionTranscription factor activityProtein levelsRNA mappingRNA-seqBioinformatics analysisHIV-1-infected cellsFalse positive discoveriesBiological insightsBulk transcriptomeFactor activityDNA amplificationExpressionCellsTranscriptomeTherapeutic strategiesEpigeneticsDiscoveryDNA PCRRNADNAHIV-1