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Jessicamarie Morris

The Wistar Institute

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2

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Gregory M. LairdiD· 2 shared Karam MounzeriD· 2 shared Khumoekae RichardiD· 2 shared Luis J. MontaneriD· 2 shared Aaron R. GoldmaniD· 1 shared Andrea Preising· 1 shared Armando RodrígueziD· 1 shared Boingotlo RaphaneiD· 1 shared

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Ex vivo and in vivo HIV-1 latency reversal by Mukungulu, a protein kinase C-activating African medicinal plant extract

Khumoekae Richard, Zhe Yuan, Hsin‐Yao Tang, Aaron R. Goldman, Riza Kuthu, Boingotlo Raphane, Emery T. Register, Paridhima Sharma, Brian N. Ross, Jessicamarie Morris, David E. Williams, Carol A. Cheney, Guoxin Wu, Karam Mounzer, Gregory M. Laird, , Luis J. Montaner

This study shows that Mukungulu, an African medicinal plant extract, effectively reverses HIV-1 latency in humanized mice and human cells, outperforming standard controls.

mBio · Apr 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Retinol Binding Protein 4 reactivates latent HIV-1 via the JAK/STAT5 and JNK pathways

Chiara Pastorio, Khumoekae Richard, Manuel Hayn, Lennart Koepke, Andrea Preising, Nico Preising, Ludger Ständker, Matthew G. Fair, Jessicamarie Morris, Emmanouil Papasavvas, Honghong Sun, Armando Rodríguez, Karam Mounzer, Sebastian Wiese, Pablo Tebas, , Frank Kirchhoff

This study identifies Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4) as a natural activator of latent HIV-1 through JAK/STAT5 and JNK pathways, offering a new strategy for reactivating viral reservoirs.

bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2025 · PreprintImmunology