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Interaction of Vpx and Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing Catalytic Polypeptide 3 Family Member A (APOBEC3A) Correlates with Efficient Lentivirus Infection of Monocytes
24 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
The accessory protein Vpx is encoded by lentiviruses of the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) and the simian immunodeficiency SIVsm/SIVmac lineage. It is packaged into virions and is indispensable in early steps of monocyte infection. HIV-1, which does not encode Vpx, is not able to infect human monocytes, but Vpx enables infection with HIV-1. The underlying mechanism is not completely understood. In...
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