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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef-mediated downregulation of CD4 correlates with Nef enhancement of viral pathogenesis.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2003
Stoddart Cheryl A, Geleziunas Romas, Ferrell Sharon, Linquist-Stepps Valerie, Moreno Mary E, Bare Christopher, Xu Weiduan, Yonemoto Wes, Bresnahan Patricia A, McCune Joseph M, Greene Warner C
Abstract excerpt
The nef gene products encoded by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and simian immunodeficiency virus type 1 (SIV-1) increase viral loads in infected hosts and accelerate clinical progression to AIDS. Nef exhibits a spectrum of biological activities, including the ability to downregulate surface expression of CD4 and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigens, to alter the state of T-cell...
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