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Sequence evolution and escape from specific immune pressure of an HIV-1 Rev epitope with extensive sequence similarity to human nucleolar protein 6.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2012
Allard S D, de Goede A L, De Keersmaecker B, Heirman C, Lacor P, Osterhaus A D M E, Demanet C, Thielemans K, Gruters R A, Aerts J L
Abstract excerpt
Antigen-specific immunity is crucially important for containing viral replication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected hosts. Several epitopes have been predicted for the early expressed HIV-1 proteins Tat and Rev, but few have been studied in detail. We characterized the human leukoc...
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