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A Strongly Transdominant Mutation in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gag Gene Defines an Achilles Heel in the Virus Life Cycle
11 Jun 2009
Abstract excerpt
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease (PR) makes five obligatory cleavages in the viral Gag polyprotein precursor. The cleavage events release the virion structural proteins from the precursor and allow the virion to undergo maturation to become infectious. The protease cleavage between the matrix protein (MA) domain and the adjacent capsid protein (CA) domain releases CA from the...
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