title: Long-lived reservoirs of HIV-1.
abstract: HIV-1 persistence in long-lived cellular reservoirs remains a major barrier to a cure. In a recent Nature Medicine paper, Buzon et al. identify memory T cells with stem cell-like properties (TSCM) that harbor infectious provirus and that likely contribute to HIV-1 persistence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Zaikos
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: klcollins@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D054503:Lymphoid Progenitor Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017735:Virus Latency