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Characterization of replication defects induced by mutations in the basic domain and C-terminus of HIV-1 matrix.
Virology - 5 Dec 2007
Bhatia Ajay K, Campbell Nancy, Panganiban Antonito, Ratner Lee
Abstract excerpt
Extensive mutagenesis has defined distinct functional domains in the HIV-1 matrix domain (MA). In an attempt to more clearly define functions of regions of MA which affect viral entry, we analyzed mutations in the N-terminal basic and the C-terminal helical domains. Deletions of 8-10 amino acid residues of the C-terminal fifth helix of MA resulted in viruses that were only mildly defective in infectivity and...
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