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ArticleJournal of virus eradication2025

Inhibition of protein kinase R suppresses HIV replication and integration in CD4 T cells.

Jaeden Pyburn, Juan Zhao, Ling Wang, Madison Schank, Addison C Hill, Puja Banik, Yi Zhang, Xiao Y Wu, Janet W Lightner, Holly K Orfield and 5 more

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Article in Journal of virus eradication, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Jaeden PyburnCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Juan ZhaoCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Ling WangCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Madison SchankCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Addison C HillCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Puja BanikCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Yi ZhangCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Xiao Y WuCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Janet W LightnerCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Holly K OrfieldCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Tabitha O LeshaodoCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Mohamed El GazzarCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Shunbin NingCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Jonathan P MoormanCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
Zhi Q YaoCenter of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evaluation of CD4 T cell status in early HIV infection is critical for developing strategies targeting HIV replication. In this study, we infected CD4 T cells with HIV-1 and investigated the cell survival mechanisms in HIV-infected versus uninfected cells during early HIV infection. Notably, HIV-infected CD4 T cells exhibited elevated levels of phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha (p-eIF2α) compared to uninfected cells. Importantly, inhibition of protein kinase R (PKR) in HIV-infected cells significantly suppressed HIV p24 protein expression by disrupting HIV reverse transcription and integration. These results suggest that targeting PKR could be a promising therapeutic approach against HIV infection.

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CD4 T cellseIF2αHIV replicationp24PKR-IN-C16

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PMID40895259
PMCPMC12391771

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