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CryoEM analysis of capsid assembly and structural changes upon interactions with a host restriction factor, TRIM5α.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2014
Zhao Gongpu, Zhang Peijun
Abstract excerpt
After virus fusion with a target cell, the viral core is released into the host cell cytoplasm and undergoes a controlled disassembly process, termed uncoating, before or as reverse transcription takes place. The cellular protein TRIM5α is a host cell restriction factor that blocks HIV-1 infection in rhesus macaque cells by targeting the viral capsid and inducing premature uncoating. The molecular mechanism of...
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