Regulatory T cells diminish transmission of HIV from Dendritic cells to conventional CD4+ T cells

Formation of immunological synapses between dendritic cells (DC) and conventional CD4+ T cells (Tcon) is critical for productive immune responses. However, when DCs are HIV-infected such synapses are critical to establish HIV infection. As regulatory T cells (Treg) control DC-Tcon interactions, we...

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Main Authors: Maria Eugenia Moreno-Fernandez, Jara J Joedicke, Claire Anne Chougnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00199/full