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Maintenance of Nef-mediated modulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and CD4 after sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2007
Noviello C M, Pond S L Kosakovsky, Lewis M J, Richman D D, Pillai S K, Yang O O, Little S J, Smith D M, Guatelli J C
Abstract excerpt
Viruses encounter changing selective pressures during transmission between hosts, including host-specific immune responses and potentially varying functional demands on specific proteins. The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef protein performs several functions potentially important for successful infection, including immune escape via down-regulation of class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC-I) and...
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