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HIV-1 Group P is unable to antagonize human tetherin by Vpu, Env or Nef.
Retrovirology - 15 Dec 2011
Sauter Daniel, Hué Stéphane, Petit Sarah J, Plantier Jean-Christophe, Towers Greg J, Kirchhoff Frank, Gupta Ravindra K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A new subgroup of HIV-1, designated Group P, was recently detected in two unrelated patients of Cameroonian origin. HIV-1 Group P phylogenetically clusters with SIVgor suggesting that it is the result of a cross-species transmission from gorillas. Until today, HIV-1 Group P has only been detected in two patients, and its degree of adaptation to the human host is largely unknown. Previous data have...
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