HIV-1 Viral Particles (IMAGE)

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine

HIV-1 Viral Particles

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HIV-1 viral particles, shown here as dark spheres, are recognized by infected human dendritic cells, the sentinels of the immune system, through a newly discovered sensor. The viruses are then released in special packets that are presented to T-cells to indicate which invaders the T-cell army should attack. Manipulating this novel response system could aid in vaccine design, a new study shows.

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Credit: Nicolas Manel, Alice Liang and Eric Roth

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