Multiscale analysis of HIV-1-induced small T cell syncytia

HIV-1诱导的小T细胞合胞体的多尺度分析

基本信息

批准号：
10762630
负责人：
Markus Thali
金额：
$ 63.73万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-08-01 至 2028-07-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10762630
关键词：
3-Dimensional Behavior Binding Biochemical Biological Assay Cell Nucleus Cells Computer Analysis Data Endowment Evaluation Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Diagnostic Cancer Imaging Flow Cytometry Fostering Funding Giant Cells Goals Grant HIV HIV-1 HIV/AIDS Heterogeneity Homeostasis Immune Immune response Impairment In Vitro Individual Infection Integration Host Factors Interruption Intervention Investigation Laboratories Lymphoid Tissue Maintenance Maps Mediating Membrane Proteins Minority Natural Killer Cells Pathogenesis Phenotype Physiological Polyploidy Population Procedures Property Proteome Proteomics Public Health Publishing Resistance Resolution Role Secure Surface T-Lymphocyte Testing Therapeutic Universities Viral Virus Work antiretroviral therapy cell motility cellular imaging cytotoxic design differential expression humanized mouse imaging study in vivo inflammatory milieu intravital imaging live cell imaging migration novel particle preservation prevent quantitative imaging recruit resilience tool transmission process viral transmission

项目摘要

HIV-1 dissemination critically depends on migration of infected T cells. Unexpectedly, a fraction of the infected T cells was recently found to exist as small syncytia, containing up to four nuclei. Importantly, these entities differ from larger syncytia which sometimes can be observed in late stages of virus dissemination/pathogenesis. Indeed, and as shown in three independent intravital imaging studies, they are present already at the earliest stages of infection. Our analyses in physiologically relevant in vitro settings further documented that small T cell syncytia can transfer virus to uninfected cells, suggesting that they can contribute to early virus dissemination. With this R01 application, we propose to start exploring whether HIV-1-induced small syncytia can indeed directly contribute to virus spread. We will start our investigations by characterizing motility/migration properties of syncytia and analyzing their role in virus transmission dynamics. Host and viral factors involved in homeostatic maintenance of the syncytial compartment will also be studied. Importantly, we have recruited the support of a leading HIV proteomics lab in order to comprehensively map the expression profiles of syncytia. Should the data resulting from this work support the hypothesis that syncytia contribute significantly to virus dissemination, we will pursue further funding in order to study potential strategies against these entities.

HIV-1 的传播很大程度上取决于受感染 T 细胞的迁移。出乎意料的是，一小部分感染者最近发现 T 细胞以小型合胞体形式存在，最多包含四个细胞核。重要的是，这些实体与有时可以在病毒晚期观察到的较大合胞体不同传播/发病机制。事实上，正如三项独立的活体成像研究所示，它们是在感染的最早阶段就已经存在。我们在生理相关体外环境中的分析进一步证明，小 T 细胞合胞体可以将病毒转移到未感染的细胞中，这表明它们可以有助于病毒的早期传播。通过这个 R01 应用，我们建议开始探索 HIV-1 诱导的小合胞体是否确实可以直接导致病毒传播。我们将通过表征运动/迁移特性来开始我们的研究合胞体并分析它们在病毒传播动力学中的作用。参与宿主和病毒因素还将研究合胞体室的稳态维持。重要的是，我们已经招募了领先的 HIV 蛋白质组学实验室的支持，以全面绘制合胞体的表达谱。这项工作得出的数据是否支持合胞体对病毒有显着贡献的假设传播，我们将寻求更多资金，以研究针对这些实体的潜在战略。