Herpesvirus saimiri-transformed human CD4+ T-cell lines: an efficient target cell system for the analysis of human

M Bauer1, M Lucchiari-Hartz, H Fickenscher

  • 1Abteilung Virologie, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universität Freiburg, Germany.

Journal of Virology
|January 28, 1998
PubMed

Herpesvirus saimiri growth-transformed human CD4+ T lymphocytes were examined for their suitability as a target cell system for investigating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific HLA class I-restricted cytotoxic T-cell activity. Besides CD4, they express the chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4, the common coreceptors of HIV. They are infectible by a range of HIV strains, including primary isolates, becoming efficient targets for CD8-positive HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

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