PP 1.28 – 00156 The HIV-1 antisense RNA Ast promotes viral latency via epigenetic silencing of the proviral 5′LTR and is expressed in latently infected cells from ART-suppressed donors

• F. Romerio,
• R. Li,
• R. Sklutuis,
• J. Groebner,
• M. Kearney

Affiliations

F. Romerio

Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

R. Li

Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

R. Sklutuis

HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Host-Virus Interaction Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA

J. Groebner

HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Host-Virus Interaction Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA

M. Kearney

HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Host-Virus Interaction Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA