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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C exhibits higher transactivation activity of Tat than subtypes B and E.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2002
Kurosu Takeshi, Mukai Tetsu, Komoto Satoshi, Ibrahim Madiha S, Li Yong-Gang, Kobayashi Takeshi, Tsuji Shoutaro, Ikuta Kazuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Although human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes C and E are expanding faster and seem to be of greater global significance than HIV-1 subtype B, there is only little information about Tat activity of such non-B subtypes. Here, we showed evidence that subtype C Tat exhibits higher transcriptional activity from the HIV-1 long-terminal repeat (LTR) in a human T-cell line, compared with subtypes B and...
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