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Separable functions of Nef disrupt two aspects of T cell receptor machinery: CD4 expression and CD3 signaling.
The EMBO journal - 17 Feb 1997
Iafrate A J, Bronson S, Skowronski J
Abstract excerpt
The Nef protein alters T cell receptor (TCR) signaling in T cells and is critical for the pathogenesis of AIDS. We used a transient expression assay in a human CD4+ T cell line to analyze the interaction of Nef with the TCR machinery. We show that, in addition to down-regulating CD4 expression on the cell surface, Nef blocks a receptor-proximal event in CD3 signaling. Analysis of a large number of mutant Nef...
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