Article
Human immunodeficiency virus vpr product is a virion-associated regulatory protein.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 1990
Cohen E A, Dehni G, Sodroski J G, Haseltine W A
Abstract excerpt
The vpr product of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acts in trans to accelerate virus replication and cytopathic effect in T cells. Here it is shown that the HIV-1 viral particle contains multiple copies of the vpr protein. The vpr product is the first regulatory protein of HIV-1 t...
Topics
- CD4 Antigens
- Codon
- Gene Products, vpr
- Genes, Viral
- Genotype
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Molecular Weight
- Restriction Mapping
- Retroviridae Proteins
- T-Lymphocytes
- Trans-Activators
- Transfection
