Benjamin K. Chen

Chimeric HIV-1 containing SIV matrix exhibit enhanced assembly in murine cells and replicate in a cell-type-dependent manner in human T cells.

Inhibition of viral assembly in murine cells by HIV-1 matrix.

Lymphotoxin beta receptor signaling is required for inflammatory lymphangiogenesis in the thyroid.

Sequence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag localization and oligomerization monitored with live confocal imaging of a replication-competent, fluorescently tagged HIV-1.

Predominant mode of human immunodeficiency virus transfer between T cells is mediated by sustained Env-dependent neutralization-resistant virological synapses.

Quantitative 3D video microscopy of HIV transfer across T cell virological synapses.

Manipulating CD4+ T cells by optical tweezers for the initiation of cell-cell transfer of HIV-1.

Tracking and quantitation of fluorescent HIV during cell-to-cell transmission.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infects human hepatic stellate cells and promotes collagen I and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression: implications for the pathogenesis of HIV/hepatitis C virus-induced liver fibrosis.

Virological synapses allow HIV-1 uptake and gene expression in renal tubular epithelial cells.

Multiploid inheritance of HIV-1 during cell-to-cell infection.

Cell-to-cell transfer of HIV-1 via virological synapses leads to endosomal virion maturation that activates viral membrane fusion.