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Cell-based chemical genetic screen identifies damnacanthal as an inhibitor of HIV-1 Vpr induced cell death.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Sept 2006
Kamata Masakazu, Wu Raymond P, An Dong Sung, Saxe Jonathan P, Damoiseaux Robert, Phelps Michael E, Huang Jing, Chen Irvin S Y
Abstract excerpt
Viral protein R (Vpr), one of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory proteins, contributes to multiple cytopathic effects, G2 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The mechanisms of Vpr have been intensely studied because it is believed that they underlie HIV-1 pathogenesis. We here report a cell-based small molecule screen on Vpr induced cell death in the context of HIV-1 infection. From the screen...
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