MicrobiologyFrontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
HIV-1 interactions with sialic acid-binding bacterial lectins promote virus infectivity in vitro and mucosal transmission in humanized mice
Clauvis Kunkeng Yengo, Xiaomei Liu, Ries J. Langley…·Catarina E. Hioe
This study shows that sialic acid-binding bacterial lectins enhance HIV-1 infectivity in vitro and mucosal transmission in humanized mice by promoting virus-cell attachment and spread.
DOI 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1879791