MicroRNAs contribute to HIV-1 latency in resting T cells. This finding could potentially be used in the development of therapies targeted to purge the latent reservoir in an effort to clear the body of virus (pages 1241–1247).
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Han, Y., Siliciano, R. Keeping quiet: microRNAs in HIV-1 latency. Nat Med 13, 1138–1140 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1007-1138
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