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Divergent HIV-1 Restriction Phenotypes of IFITMs Expressed in Target Cells and Incorporated into Virions.
Biomolecules - 18 Mar 2026
Verma Smita, Prikryl David, Marin Mariana, Markosyan Ruben M, Cimarelli Andrea, Melikyan Gregory B
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Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are broad-spectrum antiviral factors that restrict the entry of many enveloped viruses, including HIV-1, by modifying host membrane properties and trapping fusion at the hemifusion stage. Beyond blocking entry in target cells, IFITMs also reduce the infectivity of virions produced from IFITM-expressing cells, a phenomenon termed "negative imprinting". Conserved...
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