Total HIV-1 DNA, a marker of viral reservoir dynamics with clinical implications

V Avettand-Fènoël, L Hocqueloux… - Clinical microbiology …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY HIV-1 DNA persists in infected cells despite combined antiretroviral therapy
(cART), forming viral reservoirs. Recent trials of strategies targeting latent HIV reservoirs …

The role of integration and clonal expansion in HIV infection: live long and prosper

EM Anderson, F Maldarelli - Retrovirology, 2018 - Springer
Integration of viral DNA into the host genome is a central event in the replication cycle and
the pathogenesis of retroviruses, including HIV. Although most cells infected with HIV are …

Determinants of HIV-1 reservoir size and long-term dynamics during suppressive ART

N Bachmann, C Von Siebenthal, V Vongrad… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The HIV-1 reservoir is the major hurdle to a cure. We here evaluate viral and host
characteristics associated with reservoir size and long-term dynamics in 1,057 individuals …

HIV rebound is predominantly fueled by genetically identical viral expansions from diverse reservoirs

MA De Scheerder, B Vrancken, S Dellicour, T Schlub… - Cell host & …, 2019 - cell.com
Viral rebound upon stopping combined antiretroviral therapy poses a major barrier toward
an HIV cure. Cellular and anatomical sources responsible for reinitiating viral replication …

HIV DNA set point is rapidly established in acute HIV infection and dramatically reduced by early ART

J Ananworanich, N Chomont, LA Eller, E Kroon… - …, 2016 - thelancet.com
HIV DNA is a marker of HIV persistence that predicts HIV progression and remission, but its
kinetics in early acute HIV infection (AHI) is poorly understood. We longitudinally measured …

Single-cell characterization of viral translation-competent reservoirs in HIV-infected individuals

AE Baxter, J Niessl, R Fromentin, J Richard… - Cell host & …, 2016 - cell.com
HIV cure efforts are hampered by limited characterization of the cells supporting HIV
replication in vivo and inadequate methods for quantifying the latent viral reservoir in …

Anti-apoptotic protein BIRC5 maintains survival of HIV-1-infected CD4+ T cells

HH Kuo, R Ahmad, GQ Lee, C Gao, HR Chen… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Summary HIV-1 infection of CD4+ T cells leads to cytopathic effects and cell demise, which
is counter to the observation that certain HIV-1-infected cells possess a remarkable long …

Nonprogressing HIV-infected children share fundamental immunological features of nonpathogenic SIV infection

M Muenchhoff, E Adland, O Karimanzira… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Disease-free infection in HIV-infected adults is associated with human leukocyte antigen–
mediated suppression of viremia, whereas in the sooty mangabey and other healthy natural …

A Novel Single-Cell FISH-Flow Assay Identifies Effector Memory CD4+ T cells as a Major Niche for HIV-1 Transcription in HIV-Infected Patients

J Grau-Expósito, C Serra-Peinado, L Miguel, J Navarro… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cells that actively transcribe HIV-1 have been defined as the “active viral reservoir” in HIV-
infected individuals. However, important technical limitations have precluded the …

Chromatin remodeling and immediate early gene activation by SLFN11 in response to replication stress

J Murai, H Zhang, L Pongor, SW Tang, U Jo, F Moribe… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Summary Schlafen 11 (SLFN11) was recently discovered as a cellular restriction factor
against replication stress. Here, we show that SLFN11 increases chromatin accessibility …