title: Dendritic-cell interactions with HIV: infection and viral dissemination.
abstract: Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial for the generation and the regulation of adaptive immunity. Because DCs have a pivotal role in marshalling immune responses, HIV has evolved ways to exploit DCs, thereby facilitating viral dissemination and allowing evasion of antiviral immunity. Defining the mechanisms that underlie cell-cell transmission of HIV and understanding the role of DCs in this process should help us in the fight against HIV infection. This Review highlights the latest advances in our understanding of the interactions between DCs and HIV, focusing on the mechanisms of DC-mediated viral dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA. liwu@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Vineet N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: KewalRamani
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000276:immunology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology; D053586:Virus Internalization; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin