| Literature DB >> 29878133 |
Ayub Ali1,2, Hwee L Ng1,2, Joel N Blankson3, Dennis R Burton4,5, Robert W Buckheit3, Brian Moldt4,5, Jennifer A Fulcher1,2, F Javier Ibarrondo1,2, Peter A Anton1,2, Otto O Yang1,6,2,7.
Abstract
A 48-year-old woman was infected with a vpr-defective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 molecular clone. Seroconversion was markedly delayed, and without treatment she had durably suppressed viremia and normal T-cell levels. Neutralizing antibody and CD8+ T-cell immune responses against HIV-1 were unremarkable. Viral sequences confirmed the source but evolved defective nef, suggesting an unknown mechanistic link to vpr. There were subtle qualitative defects in T and B cells. To our knowledge, this is the only case of human infection with a characterized defective HIV-1 molecular clone, which furthermore recapitulated live-attenuated vaccination in macaque models of HIV-1 vaccine research.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29878133 PMCID: PMC6151090 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy346
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226