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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vif protein is packaged into the nucleoprotein complex through an interaction with viral genomic RNA.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2001
Khan M A, Aberham C, Kao S, Akari H, Gorelick R, Bour S, Strebel K
Abstract excerpt
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Vif protein plays a critical role in the production of infectious virions. Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of small amounts of Vif in virus particles. However, Vif packaging was assumed to be nonspecific, and its functional significa...
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