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ArticleJournal of virology2011

Architecture and regulation of the HIV-1 assembly and holding compartment in macrophages.

Sonja Welsch, Fedde Groot, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Oliver T Keppler, Quentin J Sattentau

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Article in Journal of virology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sonja WelschEMBL, Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany. welsch@embl.de
Fedde Groot
Hans-Georg Kräusslich
Oliver T Keppler
Quentin J Sattentau
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity of Oxford · GBEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DE

Funding

Medical Research Council G0901732Wellcome Trust H5RCYV0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Productive infection of macrophages is central to HIV-1 pathogenesis. Newly formed virions bud into a tubular membranous compartment that is contiguous with the plasma membrane. However, little is known about the structure of this compartment and its potential regulation by infection. Here we characterized this compartment in macrophages using electron tomography and electron microscopy with stereology. We found an intricate, interconnected membrane network that constitutes a preexisting physiologic structure in macrophages but which expands in size upon HIV-1 infection. Membranes required for this expansion were apparently derived from preexisting pools of plasma membrane. Physical connections between this compartment and the extracellular milieu were frequently made by tube-like structures of insufficient diameter for virion passage. We conclude that HIV-1 induces the expansion of a complex membranous labyrinth in macrophages in which the virus buds and can be retained, with potential consequences for transmission and immune evasion.

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Cell CompartmentationVirus AssemblyHIV-1HumansMacrophagesMicroscopy, Electron

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PMID21613397
PMCPMC3147899
OpenAlexW2133404007

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