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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Nef protein is an important virulence factor. Nef has several functions, including down-modulation of CD4 and class I major histocompatibility complex cell surface expression, enhancement of virion infectivity, and stimulation of viral replication in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Nef also increases HIV-1 replication in human lymphoid tissue (HLT) ex vivo. We analyzed recombinant and primary nef alleles with highly divergent activity in different in vitro assays to clarify which of these Nef activities are functionally linked. Our results demonstrate that Nef activity in CD4 down-regulation correlates significantly with the efficiency of HIV-1 replication and with the severity of CD4(+) T-cell depletion in HLT. In conclusion, HIV-1 Nef variants with increased activity in CD4 down-modulation would cause severe depletion of CD4(+) T cells in lymphoid tissues and accelerate AIDS progression.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-538X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10113-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
CD4 down-modulation by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef correlates with the efficiency of viral replication and with CD4(+) T-cell depletion in human lymphoid tissue ex vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
The Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't