HIV-1 infection of DC: evidence for the acquisition of virus particles from infected T cells by antigen uptake mechanism.

Dendritic cells (DC) play a pivotal role in transmission and dissemination of HIV-1. Earlier studies reported that DC present at the site of infection trap virus particles via DC-SIGN and transfer the virus to the interacting naïve T cells. This prompted us to ask the question whether DC could acqui...

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Main Authors: Narasimhan J Venkatachari, Sean Alber, Simon C Watkins, Velpandi Ayyavoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759578?pdf=render