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HIV-1 Vpr protein activates the NF-κB pathway to promote G2/M cell cycle arrest.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Dec 2015
Liang Zhibin, Liu Ruikang, Lin Yongquan, Liang Chen, Tan Juan, Qiao Wentao
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Viral protein R (Vpr) plays an important role in the replication and pathogenesis of Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Some of the various functions attributed to Vpr, including the induction of G2/M cell cycle arrest, activating the NF-κB pathway, and promoting viral reverse transcription, might be interrelated. To test this hypothesis, a panel of Vpr mutants were investigated for their ability to...
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