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Preclinical Assessment of Mutant Human TRIM5α as an Anti-HIV-1 Transgene.
Human gene therapy - 1 Oct 2015
Jung Ulrike, Urak Kevin, Veillette Maxime, Nepveu-Traversy Marie-Édith, Pham Quang Toan, Hamel Sophie, Rossi John J, Berthoux Lionel
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Current HIV-1 gene therapy approaches aim at stopping the viral life cycle at its earliest steps, such as entry or immediate postentry events. Among the most widely adopted strategies are CCR5 downregulation/knockout and the use of broadly neutralizing antibodies. However, the long-term efficacy and side effects are still unclear. TRIM5α is an interferon-stimulated restriction factor that can intercept incoming...
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