Microglial cells: the main HIV-1 reservoir in the brain

C Wallet, M De Rovere, J Van Assche… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Despite efficient combination of the antiretroviral therapy (cART), which significantly
decreased mortality and morbidity of HIV-1 infection, a definitive HIV cure has not been …

Shock and kill within the CNS: A promising HIV eradication approach?

MM Nühn, SBH Gumbs, NVEJ Buchholtz… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The most studied HIV eradication approach is the “shock and kill” strategy, which aims to
reactivate the latent reservoir by latency reversing agents (LRAs) and allowing elimination of …

Transcription: insights from the HIV-1 promoter

E Ne, RJ Palstra, T Mahmoudi - International review of cell and molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, we cover transcription regulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) gene expression, focusing on the invaluable contributions, made by HIV research …

Identification of aryl hydrocarbon receptor as a barrier to HIV-1 infection and outgrowth in CD4+ T cells

D Chatterjee, Y Zhang, CD Ngassaki-Yoka, A Dutilleul… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) regulates Th17-polarized CD4+ T cell functions, but its
role in HIV-1 replication/outgrowth remains unknown. Genetic (CRISPR-Cas9) and …

Epigenetic landscape of HIV-1 infection in primary human macrophage

F Lu, U Zankharia, O Vladimirova, Y Yi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected macrophages are long-lived cells that sustain
persistent virus expression, which is both a barrier to viral eradication and contributor to …

On the way to find a cure: Purging latent HIV-1 reservoirs

C Schwartz, S Bouchat, C Marban, V Gautier… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction of cART in 1996 has drastically increased the life expectancy of people living
with HIV-1. However, this treatment has not allowed cure as cessation of cART is associated …

Epigenetic mechanisms of HIV-1 persistence

R Verdikt, O Hernalsteens, C Van Lint - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Eradicating HIV-1 in infected individuals will not be possible without addressing the
persistence of the virus in its multiple reservoirs. In this context, the molecular …

A high-throughput screening assay for silencing established HIV-1 macrophage infection identifies nucleoside analogs that perturb H3K9me3 on proviral genomes

Y Yi, U Zankharia, JA Cassel, F Lu, JM Salvino… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT HIV-infected macrophages are long-lived cells that represent a barrier to
functional cure. Additionally, low-level viral expression by central nervous system (CNS) …

Inhibition of HIV-1 gene transcription by KAP1 in myeloid lineage

A Ait-Ammar, M Bellefroid, F Daouad, V Martinelli… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
HIV-1 latency generates reservoirs that prevent viral eradication by the current therapies. To
find strategies toward an HIV cure, detailed understandings of the molecular mechanisms …

HIV-1 Vpr mediates the depletion of the cellular repressor CTIP2 to counteract viral gene silencing

F Forouzanfar, S Ali, C Wallet, M De Rovere… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Mammals have evolved many antiviral factors impacting different steps of the viral life cycle.
Associated with chromatin-modifying enzymes, the cellular cofactor CTIP2 contributes to HIV …