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Variable prevalence and functional diversity of the antiretroviral restriction factor TRIMCyp in Macaca fascicularis.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2011
Dietrich Elizabeth A, Brennan Greg, Ferguson Betsy, Wiseman Roger W, O'Connor David, Hu Shiu-Lok
Abstract excerpt
The retroviral restriction factor TRIMCyp, derived from the TRIM5 gene, blocks replication at a postentry step. TRIMCyp has so far been found in four species of Asian macaques, Macaca fascicularis, M. mulatta, M. nemestrina, and M. leonina. M. fascicularis is commonly used as a model for AIDS research, but TRIMCyp has not been analyzed in detail in this species. We analyzed the prevalence of TRIMCyp in samples...
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