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HIV-1 Vif binds to APOBEC3G mRNA and inhibits its translation.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jan 2010
Mercenne Gaëlle, Bernacchi Serena, Richer Delphine, Bec Guillaume, Henriet Simon, Paillart Jean-Christophe, Marquet Roland
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif) allows productive infection of non-permissive cells (including most natural HIV-1 targets) by counteracting the cellular cytosine deaminases APOBEC-3G (hA3G) and hA3F. The Vif-induced degradation of these restriction factors by the proteasome has been exte...
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