Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kononchik J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6053365 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kononchik Joseph J Ireland Joanna J Zou Zhongcheng Z Segura Jason J Holzapfel Genevieve G Chastain Ashley A Wang Ruipeng R Spencer Matthew M He Biao B Stutzman Nicole N Kano Daiji D Arthos James J Fischer Elizabeth E Chun Tae-Wook TW Moir Susan S Sun Peter P
Nature communications 20180719 1
CD4 and chemokine receptors mediate HIV-1 attachment and entry. They are, however, insufficient to explain the preferential viral infection of central memory T cells. Here, we identify L-selectin (CD62L) as a viral adhesion receptor on CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells. The binding of viral envelope glycans to L-selectin facilitates HIV entry and infection, and L-selectin expression on central memory CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells supports their preferential infection by HIV. Upon infection, the virus downregula ...[more]