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Latently-infected CD4+ T cells are enriched for HIV-1 Tat variants with impaired transactivation activity.

ABSTRACT: The ability of HIV to establish latent infection in CD4+ lymphocytes represents a major barrier to the eradication of HIV. It is not clear what mechanisms favor latent over productive infection, but prior studies have suggested a role for the viral transcription factor Tat or its RNA target, TAR. Using samples from five individuals who were started on ART within 6 months of infection and achieved a viral load <50 (suppressed), we isolated one- and two-exon tat RNA from HIV propagated ex vivo from baseline plasma and from co-cultures of CD4+ T cells obtained at baseline and suppressed time points. Compared to virus from the baseline plasma (mostly from productively-infected CD4+ T cells), virus from the baseline and suppressed co-cultures (mostly from latently-infected cells) had more Tat variants with impaired transactivation activity. These findings suggest that impaired activity in the Tat-TAR axis may contribute to the establishment of latent infection in CD4+ T cells.

SUBMITTER: Yukl S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4474533 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Latently-infected CD4+ T cells are enriched for HIV-1 Tat variants with impaired transactivation activity.

Yukl Steven S Pillai Satish S Li Peilin P Chang Karen K Pasutti William W Ahlgren Chris C Havlir Diane D Strain Matthew M Günthard Huldrych H Richman Douglas D Rice Andrew P AP Daar Eric E Little Susan S Wong Joseph K JK

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The ability of HIV to establish latent infection in CD4+ lymphocytes represents a major barrier to the eradication of HIV. It is not clear what mechanisms favor latent over productive infection, but prior studies have suggested a role for the viral transcription factor Tat or its RNA target, TAR. Using samples from five individuals who were started on ART within 6 months of infection and achieved a viral load <50 (suppressed), we isolated one- and two-exon tat RNA from HIV propagated ex vivo fro ...[more]

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Latently-infected CD4+ T cells are enriched for HIV-1 Tat variants with impaired transactivation activity.

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Latently-infected CD4+ T cells are enriched for HIV-1 Tat variants with impaired transactivation activity.

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