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Transmembrane interactions of HIV-1 Vpu and tetherin.
Current HIV research - 1 Jun 2012
Guo Fei, Liang Chen
Abstract excerpt
Tetherin is a type II membrane protein that bears a N-terminal transmembrane domain, an extracellular coiled-coil structure and a C-terminal GPI anchor. This unique topology allows tetherin to block the release of a wide range of enveloped viruses from the cell surface. In order to overcome this host restriction, viruses have evolved various counter measures. In the case of human immunodeficiency virus type 1...
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