De novo generation of cells within human nurse macrophages and consequences following HIV-1 infection.

Nurse cells are defined as those that provide for the development of other cells. We report here, that in vitro, human monocyte-derived macrophages can behave as nurse cells with functional capabilities that include de novo generation of CD4+ T-lymphocytes and a previously unknown small cell with mo...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Gartner, Yiling Liu, Senthilkumar Natesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3399863?pdf=render