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    Incomplete inhibition of HIV infection results in more HIV infected lymph node cells by reducing cell death
    (eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd, 2018) Jackson, Laurelle; Hunter, Jessica; Cele, Sandile; Ferreira, Isabella Markham; Young, Andrew; Karim, Farina; Madansein, Rajhmun; Dullabh, Kaylesh J; Chen, Chih-Yuan; Buckels, Noel J; Ganga, Yashica; Khan, Khadija; Boulle, Mikael; Lustig, Gila; Neher, Richard A; Sigal, Alex
    HIV has been reported to be cytotoxic in vitro and in lymph node infection models. Using a computational approach, we found that partial inhibition of transmissions of multiple virions per cell could lead to increased numbers of live infected cells. If the number of viral DNA copies remains above one after inhibition, then eliminating the surplus viral copies reduces cell death. Using a cell line, we observed increased numbers of live infected cells when infection was partially inhibited with the antiretroviral efavirenz or neutralizing antibody. We then used efavirenz at concentrations reported in lymph nodes to inhibit lymph node infection by partially resistant HIV mutants. We observed more live infected lymph node cells, but with fewer HIV DNA copies per cell, relative to no drug. Hence, counterintuitively, limited attenuation of HIV transmission per cell may increase live infected cell numbers in environments where the force of infection is high.
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    Discovery of an Ultraviolet Counterpart to an Ultrafast X-Ray Outflow in the Quasar PG 1211+143
    (American Astronomical Society, 2018-02-02) Kriss, Gerard; Lee, Julia; Danehkar, Ashkbiz; Nowak, Michael; Fang, Taotao; Hardcastle, Martin; Neilsen, Joseph; Young, Andrew
    We observed the quasar PG 1211+143 using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope in 2015 April as part of a joint campaign with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Jansky Very Large Array. Our ultraviolet spectra cover the wavelength range 912–2100 Å. We find a broad absorption feature (∼ 1080 {km} {{{s}}}-1) at an observed wavelength of 1240 Å. Interpreting this as H I Lyα, in the rest frame of PG 1211+143 (z = 0.0809), this corresponds to an outflow velocity of ‑16,980 {km} {{{s}}}-1 (outflow redshift {z}{out}∼ -0.0551), matching the moderate ionization X-ray absorption system detected in our Chandra observation and reported previously by Pounds et al. With a minimum H I column density of {log} {N}{{H}{{I}}}> 14.5, and no absorption in other UV resonance lines, this Lyα absorber is consistent with arising in the same ultrafast outflow as the X-ray absorbing gas. The Lyα feature is weak or absent in archival ultraviolet spectra of PG 1211+143, strongly suggesting that this absorption is transient, and intrinsic to PG 1211+143. Such a simultaneous detection in two independent wavebands for the first time gives strong confirmation of the reality of an ultrafast outflow in an active galactic nucleus.