George Mason University’s Yuntao Wu is the lead scientist on a research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIV.
The research focuses on cofilin, a key protein that regulates cells to mobilize and fight against infection.
In an HIV-infected patient, cofilin dysfunction is a key factor in helper T cell defects, according to the research recently published in the journal Science Advances. Helper T cells augment the body’s immune response by recognizing the presence of a foreign antigen and then helping the immune system mount a response. Read More
