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Rescue of multiple viral functions by a second-site suppressor of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nucleocapsid mutation.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2000
Cimarelli A, Sandin S, Höglund S, Luban J
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) bearing the nucleocapsid (NC) mutation R10A/K11A is replication defective. After serial passage of the mutant virus in tissue culture, we isolated a revertant that retained the original mutation. It had acquired, in addition, a new mutation (E21K) that was formally demonstrated to be sufficient for restoration of viral replication. Detailed analysis of the replication defect...
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