Simultaneous zinc-finger nuclease editing of the HIV coreceptors ccr5 and cxcr4 protects CD4+ T cells from HIV-1 infection
Didigu CA, Wilen CB, Wang J, Duong J, Secreto AJ, Danet-Desnoyers GA, Riley JL, Gregory PD, June CH, Holmes MC, Doms RW. Simultaneous zinc-finger nuclease editing of the HIV coreceptors ccr5 and cxcr4 protects CD4+ T cells from HIV-1 infection. Blood 2013, 123: 61-69. PMID: 24162716, PMCID: PMC3879906, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-08-521229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC chemokine receptor 5HIV-1 infectionT cellsHIV-1HIV coreceptor CCR5Chemokine receptor 5Humanized mouse modelDrug-free treatmentHIV-1 entryHIV coreceptorsPharmacologic blockadeCoreceptor CCR5Mouse modelCells engraftReceptor 5Gene-modified cellsCXCR4InfectionPrimary humanCoreceptorCD4CCR5Genetic inactivationVirusCellsPhenotypic properties of transmitted founder HIV-1
Parrish NF, Gao F, Li H, Giorgi EE, Barbian HJ, Parrish EH, Zajic L, Iyer SS, Decker JM, Kumar A, Hora B, Berg A, Cai F, Hopper J, Denny TN, Ding H, Ochsenbauer C, Kappes JC, Galimidi RP, West AP, Bjorkman PJ, Wilen CB, Doms RW, O’Brien M, Bhardwaj N, Borrow P, Haynes BF, Muldoon M, Theiler JP, Korber B, Shaw GM, Hahn BH. Phenotypic properties of transmitted founder HIV-1. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 6626-6633. PMID: 23542380, PMCID: PMC3637789, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1304288110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemokine receptor 5TF virusesSubtype BT cellsFounder HIV-1Respective patient cohortsHIV-1 transmissionHIV-1 infectionDendritic cell interactionsT-cell tropismAIDS vaccine developmentPresence of IFNDe novo infectionIFN-α resistanceInfectious molecular cloneAIDS vaccinePatient cohortCell-free infectivityPrimary CD4HIV-1Env contentReceptor 5Virus-host interactionsNovo infectionVaccine development