Article ; Online: Low CCR5 expression protects HIV-specific CD4+ T cells of elite controllers from viral entry.
2022 Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 521
Abstract: HIV elite controllers maintain a population of CD4 + T cells endowed with high avidity for Gag antigens and potent effector functions. How these HIV-specific cells avoid infection and depletion upon encounter with the virus remains incompletely ... ...
Abstract | HIV elite controllers maintain a population of CD4 + T cells endowed with high avidity for Gag antigens and potent effector functions. How these HIV-specific cells avoid infection and depletion upon encounter with the virus remains incompletely understood. Ex vivo characterization of single Gag-specific CD4 + T cells reveals an advanced Th1 differentiation pattern in controllers, except for the CCR5 marker, which is downregulated compared to specific cells of treated patients. Accordingly, controller specific CD4 + T cells show decreased susceptibility to CCR5-dependent HIV entry. Two controllers carried biallelic mutations impairing CCR5 surface expression, indicating that in rare cases CCR5 downregulation can have a direct genetic cause. Increased expression of β-chemokine ligands upon high-avidity antigen/TCR interactions contributes to autocrine CCR5 downregulation in controllers without CCR5 mutations. These findings suggest that genetic and functional regulation of the primary HIV coreceptor CCR5 play a key role in promoting natural HIV control. |
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MeSH term(s) | CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; Chemokines ; Down-Regulation ; Elite Controllers ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Gene Products, gag/metabolism ; HIV Infections/immunology ; HIV Infections/virology ; HIV-1/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II ; Humans ; Mutation ; Receptors, CCR5/genetics ; Receptors, CCR5/metabolism ; Receptors, CXCR3 ; Virus Internalization |
Chemical Substances | CCR5 protein, human ; CXCR3 protein, human ; Chemokines ; Gene Products, gag ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II ; Receptors, CCR5 ; Receptors, CXCR3 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-01-26 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2553671-0 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723 |
ISSN (online) | 2041-1723 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41467-022-28130-0 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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