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p62/Sequestosome-1 Associates with and Sustains the Expression of Retroviral Restriction Factor TRIM5α
1 Apr 2010
Abstract excerpt
TRIM5 proteins mediate a potent block to the cross-species transmission of retroviruses, the most well known being the TRIM5alpha protein from rhesus macaques, which potently inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. This restriction occurs at an early stage in the replication cycle and is mediated by the binding of TRIM5 proteins to determinants present in the retroviral capsid. TRIM5alpha,...
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