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Glutamic Acid Residues in HIV-1 p6 Regulate Virus Budding and Membrane Association of Gag.
Viruses - 25 Apr 2016
Friedrich Melanie, Setz Christian, Hahn Friedrich, Matthaei Alina, Fraedrich Kirsten, Rauch Pia, Henklein Petra, Traxdorf Maximilian, Fossen Torgils, Schubert Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 Gag p6 protein regulates the final abscission step of nascent virions from the cell membrane by the action of its two late (L-) domains, which recruit Tsg101 and ALIX, components of the ESCRT system. Even though p6 consists of only 52 amino acids, it is encoded by one of the most polymorphic regions of the HIV-1 gag gene and undergoes various posttranslational modifications including sumoylation,...
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