Longitudinal HIV sequencing reveals reservoir expression leading to decay which is obscured by clonal expansion

MR Pinzone, DJ VanBelzen, S Weissman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
After initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART), a rapid decline in HIV viral load is followed by a
long period of undetectable viremia. Viral outgrowth assay suggests the reservoir continues …

SARS-CoV-2 spike 1 protein controls natural killer cell activation via the HLA-E/NKG2A pathway

D Bortolotti, V Gentili, S Rizzo, A Rotola, R Rizzo - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural killer cells are important in the control of viral infections. However, the role of NK
cells during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has …

Hepatitis B virus adaptation to the CD8+ T cell response: consequences for host and pathogen

SF Lumley, AL McNaughton, P Klenerman… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Chronic viral hepatitis infections are a major public health concern, with an estimated 290
million individuals infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) globally. This virus has been a …

Conserved and variable natural killer cell receptors: diverse approaches to viral infections

LY Bastidas‐Legarda, SI Khakoo - Immunology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system with essential roles
during viral infections. NK cell functions are mediated through a repertoire of non …

Nef proteins from HIV-1 elite controllers are inefficient at preventing antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

N Alsahafi, S Ding, J Richard, T Markle… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Impairment of Nef function, including reduced CD4 downregulation, was described in a
subset of HIV-1-infected individuals that control viral replication without antiretroviral …

Gene expression profiling of SARS-CoV-2 infections reveal distinct primary lung cell and systemic immune infection responses that identify pathways relevant in …

MA Moni, JMW Quinn, N Sinmaz… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
To identify key gene expression pathways altered with infection of the novel coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, we performed the largest comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis to …

Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes

JK Mann, H Byakwaga, XT Kuang, AQ Le, CJ Brumme… - Retrovirology, 2013 - Springer
Background The highly genetically diverse HIV-1 group M subtypes may differ in their
biological properties. Nef is an important mediator of viral pathogenicity; however, to date, a …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacologic HIV-1 Nef blockade promotes CD8 T cell–mediated elimination of latently HIV-1–infected cells in vitro

S Mujib, A Saiyed, S Fadel, A Bozorgzad, N Aidarus… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Eradication of the HIV-1 latent reservoir represents the current paradigm to developing a
cure for AIDS. HIV-1 has evolved multiple mechanisms to evade CD8 T cell responses …

Impaired Nef function is associated with early control of HIV-1 viremia

XT Kuang, X Li, G Anmole, P Mwimanzi… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Host and viral factors influence the HIV-1 infection course. Reduced Nef function has been
observed in HIV-1 controllers during the chronic phase, but the kinetics and mechanisms of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Mechanisms, risk factors, genetics, non-coding RNAs and neurologic impairments

I Gilyazova, Y Timasheva, A Karunas… - Non-coding RNA …, 2023 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) causes a severe acute illness with the
development of respiratory distress syndrome in some cases. COVID-19 is a global problem …