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Naturally occurring deletional mutation in the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail of CCR5 affects surface trafficking of CCR5.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2001
Shioda T, Nakayama E E, Tanaka Y, Xin X, Liu H, Kawana-Tachikawa A, Kato A, Sakai Y, Nagai Y, Iwamoto A
Abstract excerpt
CCR5 is an essential coreceptor for the cellular entry of R5 strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). CCR5-893(-) is a single-nucleotide deletion mutation which is observed exclusively in Asians (M. A. Ansari-Lari, et al., Nat. Genet. 16:221-222, 1997). This mutant gene produces a...
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