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Identification of a novel binding site between HIV type 1 Nef C-terminal flexible loop and AP2 required for Nef-mediated CD4 downregulation.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 2013
Jin Yong-Jiu, Cai Catherine Yi, Mezei Mihaly, Ohlmeyer Michael, Sanchez Roberto, Burakoff Steven J
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HIV-1 Nef is an accessory protein necessary for HIV-1 virulence and rapid AIDS development. Nef promotes viral replication and infection by connecting CD4 and several other cell surface receptors to the clathrin adaptor protein AP2, resulting in the internalization and degradation of the receptors interacting with Nef. We investigated how Nef can mediate constitutive receptor endocytosis through the interaction...
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