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Autoprocessing: an essential step for the activation of HIV-1 protease.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jun 1996
Wan M, Takagi M, Loh B N, Xu X Z, Imanaka T
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) expresses its structural and functional proteins within Gag-Pol precursor polyproteins. Specific proteolytic processing of the precursors by the viral protease is critical for the maturation and infectivity of viral particles. To observe the influence of autoprocessing on the activation of recombinant HIV-1 protease, we constructed different HIV-1 protease forms, with...
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