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Lentivirus infection in the brain induces matrix metalloproteinase expression: role of envelope diversity.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2000
Johnston J B, Jiang Y, van Marle G, Mayne M B, Ni W, Holden J, McArthur J C, Power C
Abstract excerpt
Infection of the brain by lentiviruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), causes inflammation and results in neurodegeneration. Molecular diversity within the lentivirus envelope gene has been implicated in the regulation of cell tropism and the host response to infection. Here, we examine the hypothesis that envelope sequence diversity modulates the expression...
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