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The restriction of zoonotic PERV transmission by human APOBEC3G.
PloS one - 12 Sept 2007
Jónsson Stefán R, LaRue Rebecca S, Stenglein Mark D, Fahrenkrug Scott C, Andrésdóttir Valgerdur, Harris Reuben S
Abstract excerpt
The human APOBEC3G protein is an innate anti-viral factor that can dominantly inhibit the replication of some endogenous and exogenous retroviruses. The prospects of purposefully harnessing such an anti-viral defense are under investigation. Here, long-term co-culture experiments were used to show that porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) transmission from pig to human cells is reduced to nearly undetectable...
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