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Publication Intra- and extra-cellular environments contribute to the fate of HIV-1 infection(Elsevier BV, 2021-08-31) Ratnapriya, Sneha; Harris, Miranda; Chov, Angela; Vrbanac, Vladimir; Deruaz, Maud; Sodroski, Joseph; Herschhorn, AlonHIV-1 entry into host cells leads to one of the following three alternative fates: (1) HIV-1 elimination by restriction factors, (2) establishment of HIV-1 latency, or (3) active viral replication in target cells. Here, we report the development of an improved system for monitoring HIV-1 fate at single-cell and population levels and show the diverse applications of this system to study specific aspects of HIV-1 fate in different cell types and under different environments. An analysis of the transcriptome of infected, primary CD4+ T cells that support alternative fates of HIV-1 identifies differential gene expression signatures in these cells. Small molecules are able to selectively target cells that support viral replication with no significant effect on viral latency. In addition, HIV-1 fate varies in different tissues following infection of humanized mice in vivo. Altogether, these studies indicate that intra- and extra-cellular environments contribute to the fate of HIV-1 infection.Publication Electron Tomography of HIV-1 Infection in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue(Public Library of Science, 2014) Ladinsky, Mark S.; Kieffer, Collin; Olson, Gregory; Deruaz, Maud; Vrbanac, Vladimir; Tager, Andrew Martin; Kwon, Douglas S.; Bjorkman, Pamela J.Critical aspects of HIV-1 infection occur in mucosal tissues, particularly in the gut, which contains large numbers of HIV-1 target cells that are depleted early in infection. We used electron tomography (ET) to image HIV-1 in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) of HIV-1–infected humanized mice, the first three-dimensional ultrastructural examination of HIV-1 infection in vivo. Human immune cells were successfully engrafted in the mice, and following infection with HIV-1, human T cells were reduced in GALT. Virions were found by ET at all stages of egress, including budding immature virions and free mature and immature viruses. Immuno-electron microscopy verified the virions were HIV-1 and showed CD4 sequestration in the endoplasmic reticulum of infected cells. Observation of HIV-1 in infected GALT tissue revealed that most HIV-1–infected cells, identified by immunolabeling and/or the presence of budding virions, were localized to intestinal crypts with pools of free virions concentrated in spaces between cells. Fewer infected cells were found in mucosal regions and the lamina propria. The preservation quality of reconstructed tissue volumes allowed details of budding virions, including structures interpreted as host-encoded scission machinery, to be resolved. Although HIV-1 virions released from infected cultured cells have been described as exclusively mature, we found pools of both immature and mature free virions within infected tissue. The pools could be classified as containing either mostly mature or mostly immature particles, and analyses of their proximities to the cell of origin supported a model of semi-synchronous waves of virion release. In addition to HIV-1 transmission by pools of free virus, we found evidence of transmission via virological synapses. Three-dimensional EM imaging of an active infection within tissue revealed important differences between cultured cell and tissue infection models and furthered the ultrastructural understanding of HIV-1 transmission within lymphoid tissue.Publication IL-21 induces antiviral microRNA-29 in CD4 T cells to limit HIV-1 infection(Nature Pub. Group, 2015) Adoro, Stanley; Cubillos-Ruiz, Juan R.; Chen, Xi; Deruaz, Maud; Vrbanac, Vladimir; Song, Minkyung; Park, Suna; Murooka, Thomas T.; Dudek, Timothy E.; Luster, Andrew; Tager, Andrew Martin; Streeck, Hendrik; Bowman, Brittany; Walker, Bruce; Kwon, Douglas S.; Lazarevic, Vanja; Glimcher, Laurie H.Initial events after exposure determine HIV-1 disease progression, underscoring a critical need to understand host mechanisms that interfere with initial viral replication. Although associated with chronic HIV-1 control, it is not known whether interleukin-21 (IL-21) contributes to early HIV-1 immunity. Here we take advantage of tractable primary human lymphoid organ aggregate cultures to show that IL-21 directly suppresses HIV-1 replication, and identify microRNA-29 (miR-29) as an antiviral factor induced by IL-21 in CD4 T cells. IL-21 promotes transcription of all miR-29 species through STAT3, whose binding to putative regulatory regions within the MIR29 gene is enriched by IL-21 signalling. Notably, exogenous IL-21 limits early HIV-1 infection in humanized mice, and lower viremia in vivo is associated with higher miR-29 expression. Together, these findings reveal a novel antiviral IL-21-miR-29 axis that promotes CD4 T-cell-intrinsic resistance to HIV-1 infection, and suggest a role for IL-21 in initial HIV-1 control in vivo.Publication HIV-infected T cells are migratory vehicles for viral dissemination(2012) Murooka, Thomas; Deruaz, Maud; Marangoni, Francesco; Vrbanac, Vladimir; Seung, Edward N.; von Andrian-Werburg, Ulrich; Tager, Andrew Martin; Luster, Andrew; Mempel, ThorstenAfter host entry through mucosal surfaces, HIV-1 disseminates to lymphoid tissues to establish a generalized infection of the immune system. The mechanisms by which this virus spreads among permissive target cells locally during early stages of transmission, and systemically during subsequent dissemination are not known1. In vitro studies suggest that formation of virological synapses (VSs) during stable contacts between infected and uninfected T cells greatly increases the efficiency of viral transfer2. It is unclear, however, if T cell contacts are sufficiently stable in vivo to allow for functional synapse formation under the conditions of perpetual cell motility in epithelial3 and lymphoid tissues4. Here, using multiphoton intravital microscopy (MP-IVM), we examined the dynamic behavior of HIV-infected T cells in lymph nodes (LNs) of humanized mice. We found that most productively infected T cells migrated robustly, resulting in their even distribution throughout the LN cortex. A subset of infected cells formed multinucleated syncytia through HIV envelope (Env)-dependent cell fusion. Both uncoordinated motility of syncytia as well as adhesion to CD4+ LN cells led to the formation of long membrane tethers, increasing cell lengths to up to 10 times that of migrating uninfected T cells. Blocking the egress of migratory T cells from LNs into efferent lymph, and thus interrupting T cell recirculation, limited HIV dissemination and strongly reduced plasma viremia. Thus, we have found that HIV-infected T cells are motile, form syncytia, and establish tethering interactions that may facilitate cell-to-cell transmission through VSs. While their migration in LNs spreads infection locally, T cell recirculation through tissues is important for efficient systemic viral spread, suggesting new molecular targets to antagonize HIV infection.Publication The Humanized BLT Mouse to Study HIV Transmission(BioMed Central, 2012) Deruaz, Maud; Murooka, Thomas; Dudek, Timothy E; Vrbanac, Vladimir; Tivet, T; Bankert, KC; Allen, Todd; Tager, Andrew Martin; Luster, Andrew