Sunday, March 16, 2008

Insight into HIV's 'on-off' switch shows promise for therapy, understanding cellular decisions

Source: University of California - San Diego
Date: March 16, 2008

Summary:

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered how a genetic circuit in HIV controls whether the virus turns on or stays dormant, and have succeeded in forcing the virus towards dormancy, a finding that shows promise as an avenue for HIV therapy. Their findings are published in the March 16 issue of the journal Nature Genetics.