Transmission of highly virulent CXCR4 tropic HIV-1 through the mucosal route in an individual with a wild-type CCR5 genotypeResearch in context

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Title: Transmission of highly virulent CXCR4 tropic HIV-1 through the mucosal route in an individual with a wild-type CCR5 genotypeResearch in context
Authors: Manukumar Honnayakanahalli Marichannegowda, Saini Setua, Meera Bose, Eric Sanders-Buell, David King, Michelle Zemil, Lindsay Wieczorek, Felisa Diaz-Mendez, Nicolas Chomont, Rasmi Thomas, Leilani Francisco, Leigh Anne Eller, Victoria R. Polonis, Sodsai Tovanabutra, Alonso Heredia, Yutaka Tagaya, Nelson L. Michael, Merlin L. Robb, Hongshuo Song
Source: EBioMedicine, Vol 109, Iss , Pp 105410- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Medicine (General)
Subject Terms: HIV-1, CXCR4, Mucosal transmission, CD4 subset, Pathogenesis, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920
More Details: Summary: Background: Nearly all transmitted/founder (T/F) HIV-1 are CCR5 (R5)-tropic. While previous evidence suggested that CXCR4 (X4)-tropic HIV-1 are transmissible, virus detection and characterization were not at the earliest stages of acute infection. Methods: We identified an X4-tropic T/F HIV-1 in a participant (40700) in the RV217 acute infection cohort. Coreceptor usage was determined in TZM-bl cell line, NP-2 cell lines, and primary CD4+ T cells using pseudovirus and infectious molecular clones. CD4 subset dynamics were analyzed using flow cytometry. Viral load in each CD4 subset was quantified using cell-associated HIV RNA assay and total and integrated HIV DNA assay. Findings: Participant 40700 was infected by an X4 tropic HIV-1 without CCR5 using ability. This participant experienced significantly faster CD4 depletion compared to R5 virus infected individuals in the same cohort. Naïve and central memory (CM) CD4 subsets declined faster than effector memory (EM) and transitional memory (TM) subsets. All CD4 subsets, including the naïve, were productively infected. Increased CD4+ T cell activation was observed over time. This X4-tropic T/F virus is resistant to broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) targeting V1/V2 and V3 regions, while most of the R5 T/F viruses in the same cohort are sensitive to the same panel of bNAbs. Interpretation: X4-tropic HIV-1 is transmissible through mucosal route in people with wild-type CCR5 genotype. The CD4 subset tropism of HIV-1 may be an important determinant for HIV-1 transmissibility and virulence. Funding: Institute of Human Virology, National Institutes of Health, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2352-3964
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396424004468; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-3964
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105410
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cb0d23262dfb444090a7d9f07063396f
Accession Number: edsdoj.b0d23262dfb444090a7d9f07063396f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23523964
DOI:10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105410
Published in:EBioMedicine
Language:English