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HIV-1 Vpr increases HCV replication through VprBP in cell culture.
Virus research - 2 Sept 2016
Yan Yanling, Huang Fang, Yuan Ting, Sun Binlian, Yang Rongge
Abstract excerpt
Coinfection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) occurs at a high frequency, in which HIV shows a promotion of HCV-derived liver diseases. However, the mechanism of how this occurs is not well understood. Our previous work has demonstrated that the HIV-1 accessory protein Vpr enhances HCV RNA replication in cell culture. Because Vpr performs most of its functions through host protein...
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