Mutation of a single residue renders human tetherin resistant to HIV-1 Vpu-mediated depletion.
The recently identified restriction factor tetherin/BST-2/CD317 is an interferon-inducible trans-membrane protein that restricts HIV-1 particle release in the absence of the HIV-1 countermeasure viral protein U (Vpu). It is known that Tantalus monkey CV1 cells can be rendered non-permissive to HIV-1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1000443&type=printable |
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