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Functional complementation of a model target to study Vpu sensitivity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Janaka Sanath Kumar, Faurot Jared, Johnson Marc C
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 forms infectious particles with Murine Leukemia virus (MLV) Env, but not with the closely related Gibbon ape Leukemia Virus (GaLV) Env. We have determined that the incompatibility between HIV-1 and GaLV Env is primarily caused by the HIV-1 accessory protein Vpu, which prevents GaLV Env from being incorporated into particles. We have characterized the 'Vpu sensitivity sequence' in the cytoplasmic tail domain...
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