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A functional conserved intronic G run in HIV-1 intron 3 is critical to counteract APOBEC3G-mediated host restriction.
Retrovirology - 29 Aug 2014
Widera Marek, Hillebrand Frank, Erkelenz Steffen, Vasudevan Ananda Ayyappan Jaguva, Münk Carsten, Schaal Heiner
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The HIV-1 accessory proteins, Viral Infectivity Factor (Vif) and the pleiotropic Viral Protein R (Vpr) are important for efficient virus replication. While in non-permissive cells an appropriate amount of Vif is critical to counteract APOBEC3G-mediated host restriction, the Vpr-induced G2 arrest sets the stage for highest transcriptional activity of the HIV-1 long terminal repeat. RESULTS: We...
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