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ArticlePLoS pathogens2015

Potent Cell-Intrinsic Immune Responses in Dendritic Cells Facilitate HIV-1-Specific T Cell Immunity in HIV-1 Elite Controllers.

Enrique Martin-Gayo, Maria Jose Buzon, Zhengyu Ouyang, Taylor Hickman, Jacqueline Cronin, Dina Pimenova, Bruce D Walker, Mathias Lichterfeld, Xu G Yu

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Enrique Martin-GayoRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Maria Jose BuzonRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Zhengyu OuyangRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Taylor HickmanRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jacqueline CroninRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Dina PimenovaRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Bruce D WalkerRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America.
Mathias LichterfeldRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Infectious Disease Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Xu G YuRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Support Component D/Vaccine Discovery, Concept to ClinicUM1AI100663 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CRISPIN, MAX · 2012 to 2018
$131.5M
The impact of HIV viral diversity and cellular immunity on HIV pathogenesisP30AI060354 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI ROBERT A. PARKER · 2004 to 2026
$94.4M
Immunoregulatory Function of Myelomonocytic Receptors in HIV-1 InfectionR01AI078799 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2008 to 2017
$4.1M
Molecular basis of myelomonocytic receptor function in HIV-1 infectionR01AI087452 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI SUNDBERG, ERIC JOHN · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
Inhibitors of host kinases as molecular targets for immune defense against HIV-1R01AI098487 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LICHTERFELD, MATHIAS · 2012 to 2015
$1.7M
A Microengraving Technology for the Study of Latently HIV-infected Primary CellsR01AI089339 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2010 to 2013
$1.6M
Targeting HIV-1 persistence with Interferon-aR33AI116228 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2016 to 2018
$1.5M
A systems biology approach to fingerprint HIV immune defense in Elite ControllersR56HL126554 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2014 to 2014
$886k
A systems biology approach to fingerprint HIV immune defense in Elite ControllersR56AI098484 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2012 to 2012
$727k
Targeting HIV-1 persistence with Interferon-aR21AI116228 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2014 to 2015
$479k
T memory stem cell aging in HIV-1 infectionR21HL121890 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YU, XU · 2014 to 2015
$475k
Limiting HIV-1 persistence by targeting stem cell properties of CD4 T cellsR21AI106468 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LICHTERFELD, MATHIAS · 2013 to 2014
$465k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHLBI NIH HHS HL121890NHLBI NIH HHS HL126554NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL121890NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL126554NIAID NIH HHS 5P30AI060354-10NIAID NIH HHS AI078799NIAID NIH HHS AI087452NIAID NIH HHS AI089339NIAID NIH HHS AI098484NIAID NIH HHS AI098487NIAID NIH HHS AI106468NIAID NIH HHS AI116228NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI060354NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI078799NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI087452NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI089339NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI098487NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI106468NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI116228NIAID NIH HHS R33 AI116228NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI098484NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI100663
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The majority of HIV-1 elite controllers (EC) restrict HIV-1 replication through highly functional HIV-1-specific T cell responses, but mechanisms supporting the evolution of effective HIV-1-specific T cell immunity in these patients remain undefined. Cytosolic immune recognition of HIV-1 in conventional dendritic cells (cDC) can facilitate priming and expansion of HIV-1-specific T cells; however, HIV-1 seems to be able to avoid intracellular immune recognition in cDCs in most infected individuals. Here, we show that exposure of cDCs from EC to HIV-1 leads to a rapid and sustained production of type I interferons and upregulation of several interferon-stimulated effector genes. Emergence of these cell-intrinsic immune responses was associated with a reduced induction of SAMHD1 and LEDGF/p75, and an accumulation of viral reverse transcripts, but inhibited by pharmacological blockade of viral reverse transcription or siRNA-mediated silencing of the cytosolic DNA sensor cGAS. Importantly, improved cell-intrinsic immune recognition of HIV-1 in cDCs from elite controllers translated into stronger abilities to stimulate and expand HIV-1-specific CD8 T cell responses. These data suggest an important role of cell-intrinsic type I interferon secretion in dendritic cells for the induction of effective HIV-1-specific CD8 T cells, and may be helpful for eliciting functional T cell immunity against HIV-1 for preventative or therapeutic clinical purposes.

Indexed as

Blotting, WesternCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsFlow CytometryGene Knockdown TechniquesHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansImmunity, CellularLymphocyte Culture Test, MixedPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID26067651
PMCPMC4466270
OpenAlexW652862567

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