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Intracellular overexpression of HIV-1 Nef impairs differentiation and maturation of monocytic precursors towards dendritic cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Guo Yan, Xu Wen-Wen, Song Jie, Deng Wen, Liu Di-Qiu, Zhang Hua-Tang
Abstract excerpt
Nef functions as an immunosuppressive factor critical for HIV-1 replication, survival and development of AIDS following HIV-1 infection. What effects Nef exerts on differentiation and maturation of monocytes towards dendritic cells (DCs) remains greatly controversial. In this study, we used THP-1 (human monocytic leukemia cell line) as monocytic DC precursors to investigate how overexpression of HIV-1 Nef...
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