Function of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu protein in various cell types.

doi:10.1099/0022-1317-76-11-2717

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Function of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu protein in various cell types.

The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 1995

Sakai H, Tokunaga K, Kawamura M, Adachi A

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We evaluated the function of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 vpu gene in various cell lines. We established a highly sensitive system consisting of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase and reverse transcriptase assays and used it to monitor the effects of mutation of the vpu gene. In some cell l...

Topics

3T3 Cells
Animals
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Cell Line
Genes, vpu
HIV-1
HeLa Cells
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Proteins
Humans
Mice
Mutation
Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
Virus Replication

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