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Cyclophilin A retrotransposition into TRIM5 explains owl monkey resistance to HIV-1.
Nature - 29 Jul 2004
Sayah David M, Sokolskaja Elena, Berthoux Lionel, Luban Jeremy
Abstract excerpt
In Old World primates, TRIM5-alpha confers a potent block to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection that acts after virus entry into cells. Cyclophilin A (CypA) binding to viral capsid protects HIV-1 from a similar activity in human cells. Among New World primates, only owl monkeys exhibit post-entry restriction of HIV-1 (ref. 1). Paradoxically, the barrier to HIV-1 in owl monkey cells is released...
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