[HTML][HTML] HIV persistence: silence or resistance?

AO Pasternak, B Berkhout - Current opinion in virology, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite decades of suppressive antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
reservoirs in infected individuals persist and fuel viral rebound once therapy is interrupted …

Structural and computational studies of HIV-1 RNA

L Levintov, H Vashisth - RNA biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Viruses remain a global threat to animals, plants, and humans. The type 1 human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is a member of the retrovirus family and carries an RNA …

[HTML][HTML] PCID2 dysregulates transcription and viral RNA processing to promote HIV-1 latency

R Crespo, E Ne, J Reinders, JIJ Meier, C Li, S Jansen… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
HIV-1 latency results from tightly regulated molecular processes that act at distinct steps of
HIV-1 gene expression. Here, we characterize PCI domain-containing 2 (PCID2) protein, a …

The BAF complex inhibitor pyrimethamine reverses HIV-1 latency in people with HIV-1 on antiretroviral therapy

HAB Prins, R Crespo, C Lungu, S Rao, L Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Reactivation of the latent HIV-1 reservoir is a first step toward triggering reservoir decay.
Here, we investigated the impact of the BAF complex inhibitor pyrimethamine on the …

Nanoparticle delivery of Tat synergizes with classical latency reversal agents to express HIV antigen targets

SLM Raines, SD Falcinelli, JJ Peterson… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Limited cellular levels of the HIV transcriptional activator Tat are one contributor to proviral
latency that might be targeted in HIV cure strategies. We recently demonstrated that lipid …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Viral Transcription for HIV Cure Strategies

J Izquierdo-Pujol, MC Puertas, J Martinez-Picado… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral replication to undetectable levels,
reduces mortality and morbidity, and improves the quality of life of people living with HIV …

Post-Transcriptional HIV-1 Latency: A Promising Target for Therapy?

M Kobayashi-Ishihara, Y Tsunetsugu-Yokota - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) latency represents a significant hurdle in
finding a cure for HIV-1 infections, despite tireless research efforts. This challenge is partly …

Direct Analysis of HIV mRNA m6A Methylation by Nanopore Sequencing

E Honeycutt, F Kizito, J Karn, T Sweet - HIV Protocols, 2024 - Springer
The post-transcriptional processing and chemical modification of HIV RNA are understudied
aspects of HIV virology, primarily due to the limited ability to accurately map and quantify …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of HSPA14 in patients with acute HIV-1 infection and its effect on HIV-1 replication

M Bi, W Kang, Y Sun - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Heat shock protein (HSPs) are important intracellular factors, which are often
involved in the regulation of viral replication including HIV-1 in infected individuals as …

Viral Hijacking of Host RNA-Binding Proteins: Implications for Viral Replication and Pathogenesis

NNT Cyrielle, MK Chanelle, AS ANDIGEMA - 2024 - preprints.org
In the intricate dance between viruses and host cells, RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) serve as
crucial orchestrators of gene expression and cellular processes. We will delve into the …