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C-C chemokine receptor type five (CCR5): An emerging target for the control of HIV infection.


ABSTRACT: When HIV was initially discovered as the causative agent of AIDS, many expected to find a vaccine within a few years. This has however proven to be elusive; it has been approximately 30 years since HIV was first discovered, and a suitable vaccine is still not in effect. In 2009, a paper published by Hutter et al. reported on a bone marrow transplant performed on an HIV positive individual using stem cells that were derived from a donor who was homozygous for a mutation in the CCR5 gene known as CCR5 delta-32 (?32) (Hütter et al., 2009). The HIV positive individual became HIV negative and remained free of viral detection after transplantation despite having halted anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment. This review will focus on CCR5 as a key component in HIV immunity and will discuss the role of CCR5 in the control of HIV infection.

SUBMITTER: Barmania F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5133339 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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C-C chemokine receptor type five (CCR5): An emerging target for the control of HIV infection.

Barmania Fatima F   Pepper Michael S MS  

Applied & translational genomics 20130526


When HIV was initially discovered as the causative agent of AIDS, many expected to find a vaccine within a few years. This has however proven to be elusive; it has been approximately 30 years since HIV was first discovered, and a suitable vaccine is still not in effect. In 2009, a paper published by Hutter et al. reported on a bone marrow transplant performed on an HIV positive individual using stem cells that were derived from a donor who was homozygous for a mutation in the CCR5 gene known as  ...[more]

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