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Rodent cells support key functions of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 pathogenicity factor Nef.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2005
Keppler Oliver T, Allespach Ina, Schüller Lismarie, Fenard David, Greene Warner C, Fackler Oliver T
Abstract excerpt
After infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), progression toward immunodeficiency is governed by a complex interplay of viral and host determinants. The viral accessory protein Nef is a key factor for the development of AIDS. Strains of HIV and simian immunodeficiency virus that lack functional nef genes either do not induce AIDS or do so only after a significant delay. The validity of a...
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