Identification of the cellular transcription factor KLF16 as a novel repressive epigenetic repressor of HIV-1 transcription
Marion Santangelo, Maryam Bendoumou, Antoine Dutilleul, Soumia Khalfi, Estelle Plant, Christ Dominique Ngassaki Yoka, Lisa Pilosio, Caroline Vanhulle, Jonathan Dias, Tristan Marray, Antoine Fattaccioli, Marc Dieu, Jean‐Pierre Routy, Olivier Rohr, Patricia Renard, , Carine M. Van Lint
This study identifies KLF16 as a repressive transcription factor that inhibits HIV-1 transcription by competing with Sp1 and recruiting repressive complexes.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology