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Verfasst von: | Westendorp, Michael [VerfasserIn]  |
| Frank, Rainer [VerfasserIn]  |
| Ochsenbauer, Christina [VerfasserIn]  |
| Stricker, Kirstin [VerfasserIn]  |
| Dhein, Jens [VerfasserIn]  |
| Walczak, Henning [VerfasserIn]  |
| Debatin, Klaus-Michael [VerfasserIn]  |
| Krammer, Peter H. [VerfasserIn]  |
Titel: | Sensitization of T cells to CD95-mediated apoptosis by HIV-1 Tat and gp120 |
Verf.angabe: | Michael O. Westendorp, Rainer Frank, Christina Ochsenbauer, Kirstin Stricker, Jens Dhein, Henning Walczak, Klaus-Michael Debating, Peter H. Krammer |
E-Jahr: | 1995 |
Jahr: | 08 June 1995 |
Umfang: | 4 S. |
Fussnoten: | Gesehen am 17.09.2024 |
Titel Quelle: | Enthalten in: Nature |
Ort Quelle: | London [u.a.] : Nature Publ. Group, 1869 |
Jahr Quelle: | 1995 |
Band/Heft Quelle: | 375(1995), 6531, Seite 497-500 |
ISSN Quelle: | 1476-4687 |
Abstract: | THE depletion of CD4+ T cells in AIDS is correlated with high turnover of the human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1,2 and associated with apoptosis3-5. The molecular mechanism of apoptosis in HIV infection, however, is largely unknown. T-cell apoptosis might be affected by viral proteins such as HIV-1 Tat6-9 and gp120 (refs 10, 11). T-cell-receptor (TCR)-induced apoptosis was recently shown to involve the CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor12. We show here that HIV-1 Tat strongly sensitizes TCR- and CD4(gpl20)-induced apoptosis by upregulation of CD95 ligand expression. Concentrations of Tat found to be effective in cultures of HIV-1-infected cells were also observed in sera from HIV-1-infected individuals. Taken together, our results indicate that HIV-1 Tat and gp!20 accelerate CD95-mediated, activation-induced T-cell apoptosis, a mechanism that may contribute to CD4+T-cell depletion5,13,14 in AIDS. |
DOI: | doi:10.1038/375497a0 |
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Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/375497a0 |
| Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/375497a0 |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/375497a0 |
Datenträger: | Online-Ressource |
Sprache: | eng |
Sach-SW: | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| multidisciplinary |
| Science |
K10plus-PPN: | 190273162X |
Verknüpfungen: | → Zeitung |
Sensitization of T cells to CD95-mediated apoptosis by HIV-1 Tat and gp120 / Westendorp, Michael [VerfasserIn]; 08 June 1995 (Online-Ressource)