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RNA interference targeted to the conserved dimerization initiation site (DIS) of HIV-1 restricts virus escape mutation.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Oct 2009
Sugiyama Ryuichi, Habu Yuichiro, Ohnari Aki, Miyano-Kurosaki Naoko, Takaku Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Short hairpin RNAs (shRNA) targeting viral or cellular genes can effectively inhibit human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication. This inhibition, however, may induce mutations in the targeted gene, leading to rapid escape from the shRNA-induced inhibition. We generated a lymphoid cell line that stably expressed a 19-bp shRNA targeting a well-conserved dimerization initiation site (DIS) of HIV-1,...
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