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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef protein on the cell surface is cytocidal for human CD4+ T cells.
FEBS letters - 9 Sept 1996
Fujii Y, Otake K, Tashiro M, Adachi A
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that the carboxyl-terminal region of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Nef antigen present on the outer surface of virus-infected cells has affinity for uninfected T cells. Here, the in vitro cytotoxic potential of HIV-1 Nef on the T cell surface against CD4+ T cells was investigated in detail. Human T cells expressing Nef on the cell surface by transfection with non-infectious...
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