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Longitudinal within-host evolution of HIV Nef-mediated CD4, HLA and SERINC5 downregulation activity: a case study.
Retrovirology - 9 Jan 2020
Sudderuddin Hanwei, Kinloch Natalie N, Jin Steven W, Miller Rachel L, Jones Bradley R, Brumme Chanson J, Joy Jeffrey B, Brockman Mark A, Brumme Zabrina L
Abstract excerpt
The HIV accessory protein Nef downregulates the viral entry receptor CD4, the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-A and -B molecules, the Serine incorporator 5 (SERINC5) protein and other molecules from the infected cell surface, thereby promoting viral infectivity, replication and immune evasion. The nef locus also represents one of the most genetically variable regions in the HIV genome, and nef sequences undergo...
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