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HIV-induced T cell quiescence and the origins of viral latency

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HIV drives host cells into dormancy within days of infection, actively laying the groundwork for latency and long-term persistence.

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Fig. 1: HIV-induced host cell quiescence initiates viral latency.

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  1. Gladstone Institute of Virology, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Zichong Li & Melanie Ott

  2. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Melanie Ott

  3. Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Li, Z., Ott, M. HIV-induced T cell quiescence and the origins of viral latency. Nat Immunol 26, 1633–1634 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-025-02282-9

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