Oligodendrocyte-specific expression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef in transgenic mice leads to vacuolar myelopathy and alters oligodendrocyte phenotype in vitro.

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Vacuolar myelopathy (VM) is a frequent central nervous system complication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. We report here that transgenic (Tg) mice expressing even low levels of Nef in oligodendrocytes under the regulation of the myelin basic protein (MBP) promoter (MBP/HIV(Nef)) developed VM similar to the human disease in its appearance and topography. The spinal cords of these Tg mice...

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