ESCRT-dependent STING degradation inhibits steady-state and cGAMP-induced signalling

M Gentili, B Liu, M Papanastasiou, D Dele-Oni… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an intracellular sensor of cyclic di-nucleotides
involved in the innate immune response against pathogen-or self-derived DNA. STING …

Sensor sensibility—HIV-1 and the innate immune response

X Yin, S Langer, Z Zhang, KM Herbert, S Yoh, R König… - Cells, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Innate immunity represents the human immune system's first line of defense against a
pathogenic intruder and is initiated by the recognition of conserved molecular structures …

Myeloid cell interaction with HIV: a complex relationship

V Rodrigues, N Ruffin, M San-Roman… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
Cells of the myeloid lineage, particularly macrophages, serve as primary hosts for HIV in
vivo, along with CD4 T lymphocytes. Macrophages are present in virtually every tissue of the …

Disrupting HIV‐1 capsid formation causes cGAS sensing of viral DNA

RP Sumner, L Harrison, E Touizer, TP Peacock… - The EMBO …, 2020‏ - embopress.org
Detection of viral DNA by cyclic GMP‐AMP synthase (cGAS) is a first line of defence leading
to the production of type I interferon (IFN). As HIV‐1 replication is not a strong inducer of IFN …

Efferocytosis of pathogen-infected cells

N Karaji, QJ Sattentau - Frontiers in immunology, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
The prompt and efficient clearance of unwanted and abnormal cells by phagocytes is termed
efferocytosis and is crucial for organism development, maintenance of tissue homeostasis …

T cell-tropic HIV efficiently infects alveolar macrophages through contact with infected CD4+ T cells

AE Schiff, AH Linder, SN Luhembo, S Banning… - Scientific reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are critical for defense against airborne pathogens and AM
dysfunction is thought to contribute to the increased burden of pulmonary infections …

Mechanism of interferon-stimulated gene induction in HIV-1-infected macrophages

N Nasr, AA Alshehri, TK Wright, M Shahid… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - journals.asm.org
Viruses manipulate the complex interferon and interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) system in
different ways. We have previously shown that HIV inhibits type I and III interferons in its key …

HIV-1-induced type I IFNs promote viral latency in macrophages

LL Dickey, LJ Martins, V Planelles… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Macrophages chronically infected with HIV-1 serve as a reservoir that contributes to HIV-1
persistence during antiretroviral therapy; however, the mechanisms governing the …

Cannabidiol modulates expression of type I IFN response genes and HIV infection in macrophages

S Tomer, W Mu, G Suryawanshi, H Ng, L Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is a widely used drug in the United States and the frequency of
cannabis use is particularly high among people living with HIV (PLWH). One key component …

HIV and HCV augments inflammatory responses through increased TREM-1 expression and signaling in Kupffer and Myeloid cells

J Hyun, RS McMahon, AL Lang, JS Edwards… - PLoS …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Chronic infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
affects an estimated 35 million and 75 million individuals worldwide, respectively. These …