NIH R01 · 2024
Defining Mechanisms of Viral Persistence in Situ at the Single-Cell Level
PROJECT SUMMARY The major obstacle to an 'HIV cure' is the persistence of viral reservoirs (VR) harboring replication competent viral genomes that have the capacity to produce infectious virus. These VR persist for long periods of time, and even after years of suppressive ART, the systemic spread of virus resumes within a few weeks upon cessation of ART in all but exceptional cases. Effective cure strategies will need to dramatically reduce or eliminate VR through safe and scalable approaches. It is currently thought that the major VR are long-lived latently infected resting memory CD4+ T cells, which remain quiescent until they are stimulated by external cues to produce virus. In addition…
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