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ArticleeLife2025

Multi-omics single-cell analysis reveals key regulators of HIV-1 persistence and aberrant host immune responses in early infection.

Dayeon Lee, Sin Young Choi, So-I Shin, Hyunsu An, Byeong-Sun Choi, Jihwan Park

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Article in eLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Dayeon LeeSchool of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-8704
Sin Young ChoiSchool of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
So-I ShinSchool of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Hyunsu AnSchool of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Byeong-Sun ChoiDirector for Laboratory Diagnosis and Analysis, Chungcheong Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-7995
Jihwan ParkSchool of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-912X

Funding

Korea National Institute of Health 2019-NI-067Korea National Institute of Health 2020-ER5103Ministry of Health and Welfare RS-2024-00466906Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea RS-2024-00466906National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2024-00335026
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Abstract

The clearance of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) remains a significant public health challenge due to impaired cellular immune responses and HIV-1 maintenance during acute infection. However, the genetic and epigenetic changes influencing the immune response on host infected cells remain unclear. Here, this study analyzes HIV-1-infected CD4+ T cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from people living with HIV-1 during early infection (<6 months) using single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing. It is observed that HIV-1 hinders the antiviral response, particularly by interfering with the interferon signaling pathway. Multimodal analysis identifies KLF2 as a key transcription factor in infected CD4+ T cells. Moreover, cells harboring HIV-1 provirus are predominantly identified as Th17 cells, which exhibit elevated KLF2 activity. This suggests an increased susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and a constrained immune response due to the quiescent characteristics of these cells. The finding provides insights into the immune mechanisms and key regulators of HIV-1 maintenance in CD4+ T cells during the early stages of infection.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesHIV-1HIV InfectionsSingle-Cell AnalysisAdultHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMultiomicsTh17 Cellsacute infectionHIVhumaninfectious diseasemicrobiologysingle-cell ATAC sequencingsingle-cell RNA sequencingviruses

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PMID40838493
PMCPMC12370253

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