New transcription regulatory mechanisms of latent HIV LTR

Despite the effectiveness of antiretroviral medication, the HIV virus persists in resting memory T cells of infected patients in a latent state, providing the main impediment to eradication of the virus. We are interested in identifying the molecular mechanism responsible for the establishment and m...

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Autores: Rafati, Haleh, Moshkin, Yuri, Mahmoudi, Tokameh, Parra Bola, Mª Isabel, Hakre, Shweta, Verdin, Eric
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/126526
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/126526
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:VIH (Virus)
Antiretrovirals
HIV (Viruses)
Antiretroviral agents
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Sumario:Despite the effectiveness of antiretroviral medication, the HIV virus persists in resting memory T cells of infected patients in a latent state, providing the main impediment to eradication of the virus. We are interested in identifying the molecular mechanism responsible for the establishment and maintenance of HIV latency and its re-activation. We recently used a cell system reflecting HIV latency in my lab to determine the high resolution nucleosomal landscape of the latent HIV LTR and examine its dynamic changes upon re-activation (Rafati et al., Nov 2011 PLoS Biology)...