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Small-Molecule Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication by Targeting the Interaction between Vif and ElonginC
1 Mar 2012
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif) protein is essential for viral replication. Vif recruits cellular ElonginB/C-Cullin5 E3 ubiquitin ligase to target the host antiviral protein APOBEC3G (A3G) for proteasomal degradation. In the absence of Vif, A3G is packaged into budding HIV-1 virions and introduces multiple mutations in the newly synthesized minus-strand viral DNA to restrict virus replication. Thus, the...
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