CTL-mediated selective pressure influences dynamic evolution and pathogenic functions of HIV-1 Nef

T Ueno, C Motozono, S Dohki, P Mwimanzi… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.aai.org
HIV-1 Nef plays multiple roles in modulating immune responses, even though it is a
dominant CTL target itself. How Nef accomplishes the balance between such conflicting …

Exosomes are unlikely involved in intercellular Nef transfer

X Luo, Y Fan, IW Park, JJ He - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
HIV-1 Nef is an important pathogenic factor for HIV/AIDS pathogenesis. Several recent
studies including ours have demonstrated that Nef can be transferred to neighboring cells …

HIV-1 Nef in macrophage-mediated disease pathogenesis

SL Lamers, GB Fogel, EJ Singer, M Salemi… - International reviews …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART) has significantly reduced the number of AIDS-
associated illnesses and changed the course of HIV-1 disease in developed countries …

Mechanisms of human immunodeficiency virus-associated lymphocyte regulated cell death

AC Paim, AD Badley, NW Cummins - AIDS Research and Human …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) causes CD4 T cell depletion through a number of
mechanisms, including programmed cell death pathways (both apoptotic and nonapoptotic) …

Conformational transition of membrane-associated terminally acylated HIV-1 Nef

B Akgun, S Satija, H Nanda, GF Pirrone, X Shi… - Structure, 2013 - cell.com
Many proteins are posttranslationally modified by acylation targeting them to lipid
membranes. While methods such as X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance …

A negative correlation between hsa-miR29a-3p level and HIV-1 viral load in human serum; potentiate criteria for patients screening

M karkhaneh Mahmoudi, A Letafati, BM Soltani… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV-1) causes persistent and life-
threatening infection, leading to progressive disease. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of …

HIV-1 and drug abuse comorbidity: Lessons learned from the animal models of NeuroHIV

S Sil, A Thangaraj, ET Chivero, F Niu, M Kannan… - Neuroscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Various research studies that have investigated the association between HIV infection and
addiction underpin the role of various drugs of abuse in impairing immunological and non …

HIV-1 Nef expression in microglia disrupts dopaminergic and immune functions with associated mania-like behaviors

S Acharjee, WG Branton, P Vivithanaporn… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Neuropsychiatric disorders during HIV/AIDS are common although the
contribution of HIV-1 infection within the brain, and in particular individual HIV-1 proteins, to …

Macrophage targeted nanocarrier delivery systems in HIV therapeutics

T Khan, M Mayuresh Patkar, M Momin… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) targets and modulates the immune
system increasing the risk of other associated infections. Highly active antiretroviral therapy …

HIV-1 Nef promotes endocytosis of cell surface MHC class II molecules via a constitutive pathway

A Chaudhry, DA Verghese, SR Das… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
HIV-1 Nef has been reported to disrupt MHC class II (MHCII)-mediated Ag presentation by a
dual strategy that comprises a reduction in cell surface levels of peptide-loaded mature …