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Mutations affecting interaction of integrase with TNPO3 do not prevent HIV-1 cDNA nuclear import.
Retrovirology - 16 Dec 2011
Cribier Alexandra, Ségéral Emmanuel, Delelis Olivier, Parissi Vincent, Simon Aurélie, Ruff Marc, Benarous Richard, Emiliani Stéphane
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BACKGROUND: Integration of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) into a host cell chromosome is an essential step under the control of the viral integrase (IN). Although this enzyme is necessary and sufficient to catalyze the integration reaction in vitro, cellular cofactors are involved in the process in vivo. The chromatin-associated factor LEDGF/p75 interacts with IN and promotes integration to...
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