Chronic inflammation associated with HIV-1 infection disrupts the homeostasis of gut-resident innate lymphoid cells and induces the generation and expansion of adaptive NK cells expressing TCF7, a transcription factor that sustains their effector functions and memory-like properties.
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Mikulak, J., Di Vito, C. & Mavilio, D. HIV-1-induced inflammation shapes innate immunity and induces adaptive traits in NK cells. Nat Immunol 21, 245–247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-020-0615-7
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