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The HIV-1 Nef protein binds argonaute-2 and functions as a viral suppressor of RNA interference.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Aqil Madeeha, Naqvi Afsar Raza, Bano Aalia Shahr, Jameel Shahid
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 accessory protein Nef is an important virulence factor. It associates with cellular membranes and modulates the endocytic machinery and signaling pathways. Nef also increases the proliferation of multivesicular bodies (MVBs), which are sites for virus assembly and budding in macrophages. The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway proteins Ago2 and GW182 localize to MVBs, suggesting these to be sites for...
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