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Molecular evolution of the antiretroviral TRIM5 gene
23 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
In 2004, the first report of TRIM5alpha as a cellular antiretroviral factor triggered intense interest among virologists, particularly because some primate orthologs of TRIM5alpha have activity against HIV. Since that time, a complex and eventful evolutionary history of the TRIM5 locus has emerged. A review of the TRIM5 literature constitutes a veritable compendium of evolutionary phenomena, including elevated...
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