The Envelope Glycoprotein Ectodomains Determine the Efficiency of CD4+ T Lymphocyte Depletion in Simian– Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Macaques

G. Karlsson,M. Halloran,Dominik Schenten,Juliette Lee,P. Rácz,K. Tenner‐Racz,J. Manola,R. Gelman,Bijan Etemad-Moghadam,E. Desjardins,R. Wyatt,N. Gerard,L. Marcon,D. Margolin,J. Fanton,M. Axthelm,N. Letvin,J. Sodroski

Published 1998 in Journal of Experimental Medicine

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CD4+ T lymphocyte depletion in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)–infected humans underlies the development of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Using a model in which rhesus macaques were infected with chimeric simian–human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs), we show that both the level of viremia and the structure of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein ectodomains individually contributed to the efficiency with which CD4+ T lymphocytes were depleted. The envelope glycoproteins of recombinant SHIVs that efficiently caused loss of CD4+ T lymphocytes exhibited increased chemokine receptor binding and membrane-fusing capacity compared with those of less pathogenic viruses. These studies identify the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein ectodomains as determinants of CD4+ T lymphocyte loss in vivo and provide a foundation for studying pathogenic mechanisms.

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