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Functional characterization of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef acidic domain.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2008
Baugh Laura L, Garcia J Victor, Foster John L
Abstract excerpt
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein Nef downregulates major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) from the cell surface. It has been proposed that the direct interaction of the acidic cluster (AC) of Nef, (62)EEEE(65), with the furin binding region (fbr) of PACS-1 is crucial for this Nef function. Contrary to this proposal, evidence is presented here that the four glutamates in...
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