Evolution of the uniquely adaptable lentiviral envelope in a natural reservoir host.

doi:10.1186/1742-4690-3-19

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Evolution of the uniquely adaptable lentiviral envelope in a natural reservoir host.

Retrovirology - 20 Mar 2006

Demma L J, Vanderford T H, Logsdon J M, Feinberg M B, Staprans S I

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BACKGROUND: The ability of emerging pathogens to infect new species is likely related to the diversity of pathogen variants present in existing reservoirs and their degree of genomic plasticity, which determines their ability to adapt to new environments. Certain simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVcpz, SIVsm) have demonstrated tremendous success in infecting new species, including humans, resulting in the HIV-1...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Primers
DNA, Viral
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
HIV-1
Humans
Phylogeny
Primates
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
Viral Envelope Proteins
Zoonoses

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PMID: 16549011
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-3-19
PMCID: PMC1431560

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