About the Authors

Eleonora Cimini

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Cécile Bonnafous

Affiliation Innate Pharma, Marseille, France

Veronica Bordoni

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Eleonora Lalle

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Helene Sicard

Affiliation Innate Pharma, Marseille, France

Alessandra Sacchi

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Giulia Berno

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Cristiana Gioia

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Gianpiero D’Offizi

Affiliation Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Ubaldo Visco Comandini

Affiliation Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Chrysoula Vlassi

Affiliation Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Maria Rosaria Capobianchi

Affiliation Virology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Federico Martini

federico.martini@inmi.it

Affiliation Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Chiara Agrati

Affiliations Cellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy, Virology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” I.R.C.C.S, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: CB and HS are employed in Innate Pharma (Marseille, France). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CB VB EL HS FM CA. Performed the experiments: EC VB EL GB CA. Analyzed the data: EC VB AS GB CG MRC CA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CB HS. Wrote the paper: EC VB FM CA. Patient management: GD UVC CV.