CD4 Receptor is a Key Determinant of Divergent HIV-1 Sensing by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
O’Brien M, Manches O, Wilen C, Gopal R, Huq R, Wu V, Sunseri N, Bhardwaj N. CD4 Receptor is a Key Determinant of Divergent HIV-1 Sensing by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. PLOS Pathogens 2016, 12: e1005553. PMID: 27082754, PMCID: PMC4833349, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAntigen presenting cellsI interferonDendritic cellsNF-κBMature dendritic cell phenotypePotent antigen presenting cellsToll-like receptor 7/9HIV-1 sensingDendritic cell phenotypeInnate immune cellsNF-κB pathwayType I interferonViral nucleic acidsIRF7 pathwayPDC activationImmune cellsPresenting cellsDisease progressionHIV virionsHIV-1IFN productionCD4 receptorInadequate maturationCell phenotype