Higher HIV-1 Env gp120-specific antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity is associated with lower levels of defective HIV-1 provirus

R Yucha, ML Litchford, CS Fish, ZA Yaffe… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
A cure for HIV-1 (HIV) remains unrealized due to a reservoir of latently infected cells that
persist during antiretroviral therapy (ART), with reservoir size associated with adverse health …

Adaptive advantage of deletion repair in the N terminal domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in variants of concern

M Alvarez-Herrera, P Ruiz-Rodriguez… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Mutations within the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike (S) protein play a pivotal role in
the emergence of successful SARS-CoV-2 viral lineages. This study investigates the …

[PDF][PDF] Virus-host interactions in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections

E Johansson - 2023 - portal.research.lu.se
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) are the two causative
agents of AIDS. HIV-1 is responsible for the HIV pandemic, while HIV-2 is primarily confined …