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De novo generation of cells within human nurse macrophages and consequences following HIV-1 infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Gartner Suzanne, Liu Yiling, Natesan Senthilkumar
Abstract excerpt
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 monocytoid characteristics. We named these novel cells "self-renewing monocytoid cells" (SRMC), because they could...
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