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Coupling of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 fusion to virion maturation: a novel role of the gp41 cytoplasmic tail.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2004
Wyma Donald J, Jiang Jiyang, Shi Jiong, Zhou Jing, Lineberger Janet E, Miller Michael D, Aiken Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Retrovirus particles are not infectious until they undergo proteolytic maturation to form a functional core. Here we report a link between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) core maturation and the ability of the virus to fuse with target cells. Using a recently developed reporter assay of HIV-1 virus-cell fusion, we show that immature HIV-1 particles are 5- to 10-fold less active for fusion with target...
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