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Evidence for Vpr-dependent HIV-1 replication in human CD4+ CEM.NKR T-cells.
Retrovirology - 7 Nov 2012
Zhou Tao, Dang Ying, Baker Jacob J, Zhou Jiajun, Zheng Yong-Hui
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BACKGROUND: Vpr is exclusively expressed in primate lentiviruses and contributes to viral replication and disease progression in vivo. HIV-1 Vpr has two major activities in vitro: arrest of cell cycle in the G2 phase (G2 arrest), and enhancement of viral replication in macrophages. Previously, we...
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