Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Dynamic MAIT cell response with progressively enhanced innateness during acute HIV-1 infection

  • Kerri G. Lal,
  • Dohoon Kim,
  • Margaret C. Costanzo,
  • Matthew Creegan,
  • Edwin Leeansyah,
  • Joana Dias,
  • Dominic Paquin-Proulx,
  • Leigh Anne Eller,
  • Alexandra Schuetz,
  • Yuwadee Phuang-ngern,
  • Shelly J. Krebs,
  • Bonnie M. Slike,
  • Hannah Kibuuka,
  • Lucas Maganga,
  • Sorachai Nitayaphan,
  • Josphat Kosgei,
  • Carlo Sacdalan,
  • Jintanat Ananworanich,
  • Diane L. Bolton,
  • Nelson L. Michael,
  • Barbara L. Shacklett,
  • Merlin L. Robb,
  • Michael A. Eller,
  • Johan K. Sandberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13975-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Here, using longitudinal pre- and post-infection samples from the RV217 Early Capture HIV Cohort Study, the authors show that mucosa-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells become activated and expand during the early acute phase of HIV infection, with subsequent reprogramming towards innate-like functionality.