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ArticleVirology2004

Characterization of a thymus-tropic HIV-1 isolate from a rapid progressor: role of the envelope.

Eric G Meissner, Karen M Duus, Feng Gao, Xiao-Fang Yu, Lishan Su

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Article in Virology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Eric G MeissnerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Karen M Duus
Feng Gao
Xiao-Fang Yu
Lishan Su

Funding

Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
Molecular Biology of Viral Diseases Predoctoral Training GrantT32AI007419 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Mark T Heise, CARY A MOODY · 1993 to 2026
$4.7M
HIV-1 Replication and Pathogenesis in the Human ThymusR01AI041356 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SU, LISHAN · 1998 to 2007
$2.2M
Treg in HIV-1 Replication and PathogenesisR01AI077454 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SU, LISHAN · 2008 to 2011
$1.5M
Genetic Analy. of Chemokine Receptors in T Cell Develop.R21AI053804 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SU, LISHAN · 2002 to 2003
$361k
NIAID NIH HHS P30-AI50410NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI041356NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI077454NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI053804NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007419NIAID NIH HHS T32-AI07419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of T cell homeostasis usually precedes the onset of AIDS. We hypothesized that rapid progressors may be transmitted with HIV-1 that is particularly able to perturb T cell homeostasis. To this end, we have tested two transmitted, syncytium-inducing (SI) viral isolates from a rapid progressor in two thymus models. One of the isolates (R3A) exhibited markedly rapid kinetics of replication and thymocyte depletion. These phenotypes mapped to the envelope, as a recombinant NL4-3 virus encoding the R3A envelope had similar phenotypes, even in the absence of nef. Notably, the viruses with high pathogenic activity in the thymus (R3A and NL4-R3A) did not show enhanced replication or cytopathicity in PHA-stimulated PBMCs. Furthermore, NL4-R3A did not enhance replication of the coinfected NL4-3 virus in the thymus, suggesting an intrinsic advantage of the R3A envelope. The R3A envelope showed higher entry activity in infecting human T cells and in depleting CD4+ thymocytes when expressed in trans. These data suggest that SI viruses with unique envelope functions which can overcome barriers to transmission may hasten disease progression by perturbing T cell homeostasis.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCD4 AntigensCell CountCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionGene DeletionGene Products, nefHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMiceMice, SCIDMolecular Sequence DataCD4 AntigensGene Products, nefnef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusViral Envelope Proteins

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PMID15380360
PMCPMC4429060

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