A truncated HIV Tat demonstrates potent and specific latency reversal activity

A major barrier to HIV-1 cure is caused by the pool of latently infected CD4 T-cells that persist under combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). This latent reservoir is capable of producing replication-competent infectious viruses once prolonged suppressive cART is withdrawn. Inducing the reactivation of HIV-1 gene expression in T-cells harboring a latent provirus in people living with HIV-1 under cART may result in depletion of this latent reservoir due to cytopathic effects or immune clearance. Studies have investigated molecules that reactivate HIV-1 gene expression, but to date, no latency reversal agent has been identified to eliminate latently infected cells harboring replication-competent HIV in cART-treated individuals. Stochastic fluctuations in HIV-1 tat gene expression have been described and hypothesized to allow the progression into proviral latency. We hypothesized that exposing latently infected CD4+ T-cells to Tat would result in effective latency reversal. Our results indicate the capacity of a truncated Tat protein and mRNA to reactivate HIV-1 in latently infected T-cells ex vivo to a similar degree as the protein kinase C agonist: phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, without T-cell activation or any significant transcriptome perturbation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 67(2023), 11 vom: 15. Nov., Seite e0041723

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Van Gulck, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Pardons, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Nijs, Erik [VerfasserIn]
Verheyen, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Dockx, Koen [VerfasserIn]
Van Den Eynde, Christel [VerfasserIn]
Battivelli, Emilie [VerfasserIn]
Vega, Jerel [VerfasserIn]
Florence, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Autran, Brigitte [VerfasserIn]
Archin, Nancie M [VerfasserIn]
Margolis, David M [VerfasserIn]
Katlama, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Hamimi, Chiraz [VerfasserIn]
Van Den Wyngaert, Ilse [VerfasserIn]
Eyassu, Filmon [VerfasserIn]
Vandekerckhove, Linos [VerfasserIn]
Boden, Daniel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

HIV
Journal Article
Latency
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tat
Tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.12.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/aac.00417-23

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363665773