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HIV-1 viral infectivity factor interacts with microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 and inhibits autophagy
8 Dec 2014
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Autophagy, an important antiviral process triggered during HIV-1 entry by gp41-dependent membrane fusion, is repressed in infected CD4+ T cells by an unknown mechanism. The aim of this study was to identify the role of viral infectivity factor (Vif) in the autophagy blockade. DESIGN/METHODS: To determine the role of Vif in autophagy inhibition, we used cell lines that express CD4 and CXCR4 and primary...
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