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HIV-1 subtype variability in Vif derived from molecular clones affects APOBEC3G-mediated host restriction.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2013
Lisovsky Irene, Schader Susan M, Sloan Richard D, Oliveira Maureen, Coutsinos Dimitrios, Bernard Nicole F, Wainberg Mark A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The host protein APOBEC3G (A3G) can limit HIV-1 replication. Its protective effect is overcome by the HIV-1 'viral infectivity factor' (Vif), which targets A3G for proteosomal degradation. Although Vif is considered to be essential for HIV-1 replication, the effect of Vif variability among commonly used HIV-1 molecular clones of different genetic backgrounds on viral infectiousness and pathogenesis...
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