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Probing interactions of Vpu from HIV-1 with amiloride-based compounds.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2016
Rosenberg Matthew R, Weaver Llara M, Casarotto Marco G
Abstract excerpt
Viral ion channels or viroporins are short membrane proteins that participate in wide-ranging functions including virus replication and entry, assembly, and virus release. One such viroporin is the 81 amino acid residue Vpu protein derived from HIV-1. This protein consists of one transmembrane (TM) and two cytoplasmic helical domains, the former of which oligomerises to form cation-selective ion channels. In this...
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