HIV and mature dendritic cells: Trojan exosomes riding the Trojan horse?

Exosomes are secreted cellular vesicles that can induce specific CD4(+) T cell responses in vivo when they interact with competent antigen-presenting cells like mature dendritic cells (mDCs). The Trojan exosome hypothesis proposes that retroviruses can take advantage of the cell-encoded intercellula...

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Main Authors: Nuria Izquierdo-Useros, Mar Naranjo-Gómez, Itziar Erkizia, Maria Carmen Puertas, Francesc E Borràs, Julià Blanco, Javier Martinez-Picado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20360840/pdf/?tool=EBI