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Highly Purified Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reveals a Virtual Absence of Vif in Virions
1 Feb 1999
Abstract excerpt
The vif gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is essential for the productive infection of primary blood-derived lymphocytes, macrophages, and certain human T-cell lines. It has been shown that Vif is associated with HIV-1 virions purified by sucrose density-equilibrium gradient analysis. However, the specificity of Vif incorporation into virions has not been determined. Moreover, recent studies...
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