Challenges in quantifying cytosine methylation in the HIV provirus

SA LaMere, A Chaillon, C Huynh, DM Smith, S Gianella - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism most commonly associated with
transcriptional repression. While it is clear that DNA methylation can silence HIV proviral …

[HTML][HTML] Underestimated effect of intragenic HIV-1 DNA methylation on viral transcription in infected individuals

S Kint, W Trypsteen, W De Spiegelaere… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background The HIV-1 proviral genome harbors multiple CpG islands (CpGIs), both in the
promoter and intragenic regions. DNA methylation in the promoter region has been shown …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering DNA methylation in HIV infection

T Arumugam, U Ramphal, T Adimulam… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With approximately 38 million people living with HIV/AIDS globally, and a further 1.5 million
new global infections per year, it is imperative that we advance our understanding of all …

In vivo, in vitro, and in silico analysis of methylation of the HIV-1 provirus

L Chávez, S Kauder, E Verdin - Methods, 2011 - Elsevier
HIV-1 latency is a barrier to overcome in the effort to fully eradicate the virus from infected
individuals using highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). Therefore, the study of the …

[HTML][HTML] Latency-associated DNA methylation patterns among HIV-1 infected individuals with distinct disease progression courses or antiretroviral virologic response

N Mantovani, A Defelicibus, IT da Silva, MF Cicero… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation is one of the epigenetic modifications that configures gene transcription
programs. This study describes the DNA methylation profile of HIV-infected individuals with …

Epigenome-wide differential DNA methylation between HIV-infected and uninfected individuals

X Zhang, AC Justice, Y Hu, Z Wang, H Zhao, G Wang… - Epigenetics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Epigenetic control of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) genes is critical for viral
integration and latency. However, epigenetic changes in the HIV-1-infected host genome …

[HTML][HTML] Development of 5 'LTR DNA methylation of latent HIV-1 provirus in cell line models and in long-term-infected individuals

K Trejbalová, D Kovářová, J Blažková, L Machala… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) latency represents the major
barrier to virus eradication in infected individuals because cells harboring latent HIV-1 …

HIV infection alters the human epigenetic landscape

L Chen, S Zhang, X Pan, XH Hu, YH Zhang, F Yuan… - Gene Therapy, 2019 - nature.com
Many complex diseases or traits are the results of both genetic and environmental factors.
The environmental factors affect the human body by modifying its epigenetics, which …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of HIV-1 latency by cytosine methylation

SE Kauder, A Bosque, A Lindqvist, V Planelles… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) persists in a latent state within resting CD4+ T
cells of infected persons treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This …

[HTML][HTML] CpG methylation controls reactivation of HIV from latency

J Blazkova, K Trejbalova, F Gondois-Rey, H Philippe… - Retrovirology, 2010 - Springer
Background DNA methylation of retroviral promoter and enhancer localized in the provirus
5'long terminal repeat (LTR) is considered to be a mechanism of transcriptional suppression …