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October 1, 2025VirusesOpen Access

The Antisense Protein ASP of HIV-1 Enhances Viral Entry in CD4+ T Cells

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MHMyriam Abla HoumeyICIsabella CaicoARAurélie Rivault

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Overview

Investigation reveals ASP enhances HIV-1 viral entry and replication in CD4+ T cells, suggesting new vulnerabilities.

Key Points

  • ASP enhances HIV-1 entry into CD4+ T cells, resulting in increased viral transmission.
  • Cell–cell fusion assays showed that ASP on HIV-1 virions significantly improved viral entry.
  • Using an ASP-knockout HIV-1, the study demonstrated the critical role of ASP in the viral replication cycle.
  • These findings may lead to identifying new HIV-1 vulnerabilities for potential therapeutic interventions.

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Houmey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91dafe798ba2fc49924ehttps://doi.org/10.3390/v17101332
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