CD34 serves as an intrinsic innate immune guardrail protecting stem cells from replicating retroviruses
Sijia He, Amrita Haikerwal, Sameer Tiwari, Deemah Dabbagh, Mohammed Z. Alam, Janice L. Yoon, Brian Hetrick, Yang Han, Liang Shan, Christopher Lockhart, Yuntao Wu
The paper identifies CD34 as an intrinsic innate immune factor that restricts retrovirus replication in stem cells by inactivating progeny virions.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2025 · PreprintImmunology