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Dynamic MAIT cell response with progressively enhanced innateness during acute HIV-1 infection

  • Kerri G. Lal
  • , Dohoon Kim
  • , Margaret C. Costanzo
  • , Matthew Creegan
  • , Edwin Leeansyah
  • , Joana Dias
  • , Dominic Paquin-Proulx
  • , Leigh Anne Eller
  • , Alexandra Schuetz
  • , Yuwadee Phuang-ngern
  • , Shelly J. Krebs
  • , Bonnie M. Slike
  • , Hannah Kibuuka
  • , Lucas Maganga
  • , Sorachai Nitayaphan
  • , Josphat Kosgei
  • , Carlo Sacdalan
  • , Jintanat Ananworanich
  • , Diane L. Bolton
  • , Nelson L. Michael
  • Barbara L. Shacklett, Merlin L. Robb, Michael A. Eller, Johan K. Sandberg*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Mucosa-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell loss in chronic HIV-1 infection is a significant insult to antimicrobial immune defenses. Here we investigate the response of MAIT cells during acute HIV-1 infection utilizing the RV217 cohort with paired longitudinal pre- and post-infection samples. MAIT cells are activated and expand in blood and mucosa coincident with peak HIV-1 viremia, in a manner associated with emerging microbial translocation. This is followed by a phase with elevated function as viral replication is controlled to a set-point level, and later by their functional decline at the onset of chronic infection. Interestingly, enhanced innate-like pathways and characteristics develop progressively in MAIT cells during infection, in parallel with TCR repertoire alterations. These findings delineate the dynamic MAIT cell response to acute HIV-1 infection, and show how the MAIT compartment initially responds and expands with enhanced function, followed by progressive reprogramming away from TCR-dependent antibacterial responses towards innate-like functionality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number272
JournalNature Communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2020

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