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Species-specific exclusion of APOBEC3G from HIV-1 virions by Vif.
Cell - 11 Jul 2003
Mariani Roberto, Chen Darlene, Schröfelbauer Bärbel, Navarro Francisco, König Renate, Bollman Brooke, Münk Carsten, Nymark-McMahon Henrietta, Landau Nathaniel R
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 accessory protein Vif (virion infectivity factor) is required for the production of infectious virions by CD4(+) lymphocytes. Vif facilitates particle infectivity by blocking the inhibitory activity of APOBEC3G (CEM15), a virion-encapsidated cellular protein that deaminates minus-strand reverse transcript cytosines to uracils. We report that HIV-1 Vif forms a complex with human APOBEC3G that prevents...
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