Mechanisms of Cell-to-Cell Transfer of HIV-1 toward Myeloid Cells
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 6013
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cell biology; cell cytoskeleton; macrophages; osteoclasts; HIV-1; HIV/Mtb co-infection
Interests: HIV-1; cell-to-cell virus transfer; macrophages
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Myeloid cells, including macrophages and dendritic cells, as well as bone osteoclasts, are cellular targets of HIV-1 that play crucial roles in the physiopathology of infection as well as in virus dissemination and establishment of persistent virus reservoirs in numerous host tissues. While myeloid cells are poorly infected in vitro by cell-free viruses, cell-to-cell transfer of HIV-1 likely represents the dominant mode of virus dissemination in vivo and may allow for productive infection of these cell types. Thus, studying HIV-1 cell-to-cell transfer mechanisms toward myeloid cells is essential to better understand the pathogenesis of the disease and to prevent establishment of viral reservoirs.
Therefore, for this Special Issue of Pathogens, we invite you to submit your contributions in the form of original research articles, reviews, and short communications about cell-to-cell transfer of HIV-1 involving myeloid cells.
Dr. Christel Verollet
Dr. Maeva Dupont
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- HIV-1
- cell-to-cell viral transfer
- macrophages
- dendritic cells
