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Identification of the nuclear localization signal of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 Vpx.
Virology - 20 Jun 2003
Belshan Michael, Ratner Lee
Abstract excerpt
The Vpx protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) is a viral accessory protein related to, but distinct from, the Vpr protein of HIV-1. Vpx is packaged into virions and, as a component of the viral preintegration complex (PIC), Vpx is required for efficient virus replication in nondividing cells. Therefore, the localization of Vpx in cells is dynamic and dependent upon discrete domains of the...
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