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A rare null allele potentially encoding a dominant-negative TRIM5alpha protein in Baka pygmies.
Virology - 15 Aug 2009
Torimiro Judith N, Javanbakht Hassan, Diaz-Griffero Felipe, Kim Jonghwa, Carr Jean K, Carrington Mary, Sawitzke Julie, Burke Donald S, Wolfe Nathan D, Dean Michael, Sodroski Joseph
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The global acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic is thought to have arisen by the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-like viruses from chimpanzees in southeastern Cameroon to humans. TRIM5alpha is a restriction factor that can decrease the susceptibility of cells of particular mammalian species to retrovirus infection. A survey of TRIM5 genes in 127 indigenous individuals from...
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