A Tissue Virus Microenvironment with Activated Stress Responses Underlies Durable SIV Persistence
Thomas J. Hope, Eliana U. Crentsil, Muhammad S. Arif, Yanique Thomas, Ellen Zhang, Christopher T. Thuruthiyil, Ryan V. Moriarty, Flora Engelmann, Sean Pascoe, Jenna M. Hasson, Seth H. Borrowman, Maryam A. Shaaban, Edward J. Allen, Anne Monette, Ann M. Carias, , Ramón Lorenzo-Redondo
This study identifies a tissue virus microenvironment with stress responses that supports SIV persistence, contrasting with transient reservoirs that show immune activity.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology