CRISPR-ing HIV-1

By Gertrud U. Rey Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been highly effective at controlling HIV-1 viral loads in the bloodstream of infected individuals, the virus remains latent in infected cells and starts replicating within a couple of weeks upon termination of therapy. The discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has provided renewed hope for alternative […]
Source: virology blog - Category: Virology Authors: Tags: Gertrud Rey CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy HIV-1 latent reservoir lentivirus provirus excision vector viral virology viruses Source Type: blogs