HIV-1 intron-containing RNA expression induces innate immune activation and T cell dysfunction

oleh: Hisashi Akiyama, Caitlin M. Miller, Chelsea R. Ettinger, Anna C. Belkina, Jennifer E. Snyder-Cappione, Suryaram Gummuluru

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Type I Interferon is thought to be a driving force for immune activation and T cell exhaustion during HIV infection. Here the authors show that intron-containing HIV RNA induces innate immune activation resulting in associated T cell dysfunction.