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IFITM proteins are incorporated onto HIV-1 virion particles and negatively imprint their infectivity
24 Nov 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interferon induced transmembrane proteins 1, 2 and 3 (IFITMs) belong to a family of highly related antiviral factors that have been shown to interfere with a large spectrum of viruses including Filoviruses, Coronaviruses, Influenza virus, Dengue virus and HIV-1. In all these cases, the reported mechanism of antiviral inhibition indicates that the pool of IFITM proteins present in target cells blocks...
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