Article
Differential restriction of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 and simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac by TRIM5alpha alleles.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2005
Ylinen Laura M J, Keckesova Zuzana, Wilson Sam J, Ranasinghe Srinika, Towers Greg J
Abstract excerpt
Primate lentiviruses have narrow host ranges, due in part to their sensitivities to mammalian intracellular antiviral factors such as APOBEC3G and TRIM5alpha. Despite the protection provided by this innate immune system, retroviruses are able to transfer between species where they can cause disease. This is true for sooty mangabey simian immunodeficiency virus, which has transferred to humans as HIV-2 and to...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antiviral Restriction Factors
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Carrier Proteins
- Cats
- Cell Line
- Cyclophilin A
- DNA, Viral
