Current status of latency reversing agents facing the heterogeneity of HIV-1 cellular and tissue reservoirs

A Ait-Ammar, A Kula, G Darcis, R Verdikt… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
One of the most explored therapeutic approaches aimed at eradicating HIV-1 reservoirs is
the “shock and kill” strategy which is based on HIV-1 reactivation in latently-infected cells …

Immunology in the era of single-cell technologies

M Efremova, R Vento-Tormo, JE Park… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Immune cells are characterized by diversity, specificity, plasticity, and adaptability—
properties that enable them to contribute to homeostasis and respond specifically and …

The Depsipeptide Romidepsin Reverses HIV-1 Latency In Vivo

OS Søgaard, ME Graversen, S Leth, R Olesen… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Pharmacologically-induced activation of replication competent proviruses from latency in the
presence of antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been proposed as a step towards curing HIV …

Spontaneous HIV expression during suppressive ART is associated with the magnitude and function of HIV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

M Dube, O Tastet, C Dufour, G Sannier, N Brassard… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Spontaneous transcription and translation of HIV can persist during suppressive
antiretroviral therapy (ART). The quantity, phenotype, and biological relevance of this …

A Subset of Latency-Reversing Agents Expose HIV-Infected Resting CD4+ T-Cells to Recognition by Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes

RB Jones, S Mueller, R O'Connor, K Rimpel… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Resting CD4+ T-cells harboring inducible HIV proviruses are a critical reservoir in
antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated subjects. These cells express little to no viral protein, and …

Combined single-cell transcriptional, translational, and genomic profiling reveals HIV-1 reservoir diversity

G Sannier, M Dube, C Dufour, C Richard, N Brassard… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Although understanding the diversity of HIV-1 reservoirs is key to achieving a cure, their
study at the single-cell level in primary samples remains challenging. We combine flow …

Single-cell RNA-Seq reveals transcriptional heterogeneity in latent and reactivated HIV-infected cells

M Golumbeanu, S Cristinelli, S Rato, M Munoz… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Despite effective treatment, HIV can persist in latent reservoirs, which represent a major
obstacle toward HIV eradication. Targeting and reactivating latent cells is challenging due to …

Gut and blood differ in constitutive blocks to HIV transcription, suggesting tissue-specific differences in the mechanisms that govern HIV latency

S Telwatte, S Lee, MA Somsouk, H Hatano… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Latently-infected CD4+ T cells are widely considered to be the major barrier to a cure for
HIV. Much of our understanding of HIV latency comes from latency models and blood cells …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell analysis of quiescent HIV infection reveals host transcriptional profiles that regulate proviral latency

T Bradley, G Ferrari, BF Haynes, DM Margolis… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
A detailed understanding of the mechanisms that establish or maintain the latent reservoir of
HIV will guide approaches to eliminate persistent infection. We used a cell line and primary …

Beyond the replication-competent HIV reservoir: transcription and translation-competent reservoirs

AE Baxter, U O'Doherty, DE Kaufmann - Retrovirology, 2018 - Springer
Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the number of tools available to monitor
and study HIV reservoirs. Here, we discuss recent technological advances that enable an …