Article
Constitutive expression of the nef gene suppresses human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in monocytic cell lines.
Virology - 1 Dec 1992
Tsunetsugu-Yokota Y, Matsuda S, Maekawa M, Saito T, Takemori T, Takebe Y
Abstract excerpt
In order to study the effect of nef gene expression on viral replication in monocytic cells, we established monocytic (U937 and THP-1) cell transfectants constitutively expressing the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef gene. We constructed a plasmid expressing the nef gene derived from an infectious clone, NL432, under the control of SR alpha promoter which can drive a high level of gene expression. We found...
Topics
- CD4 Antigens
- Cell Line
- Down-Regulation
- Gene Products, nef
- Genes, nef
- Genetic Variation
- HIV-1
- Monocytes
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Time Factors
- Transfection
