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Molecular mechanism of HIV-1 Tat interacting with human dopamine transporter.
ACS chemical neuroscience - 15 Apr 2015
Yuan Yaxia, Huang Xiaoqin, Midde Narasimha M, Quizon Pamela M, Sun Wei-Lun, Zhu Jun, Zhan Chang-Guo
Abstract excerpt
Nearly 70% of HIV-1-infected individuals suffer from HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). HIV-1 transactivator of transcription (Tat) protein is known to synergize with abused drugs and exacerbate the progression of central nervous system (CNS) pathology. Cumulative evidence suggest that the HIV-1 Tat protein exerts the neurotoxicity through interaction with human dopamine transporter (hDAT) in the...
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