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APOBEC3-mediated editing in HIV type 1 from pediatric patients and its association with APOBEC3G/CUL5 polymorphisms and Vif variability.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jun 2012
De Maio Federico A, Rocco Carlos A, Aulicino Paula C, Bologna Rosa, Mangano Andrea, Sen Luisa
Abstract excerpt
The APOBEC3 proteins are cytidine deaminases that can introduce G→A mutations in the HIV-1 plus DNA strand. This editing process may inhibit virus replication through lethal mutagenesis (hypermutation), but could also contribute to viral diversification leading to the emergence of escape forms. The HIV-1 Vif protein has the capacity to counteract APOBEC3 factors by recruiting a CUL5-based ubiquitin ligase complex...
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