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The Great Escape: Viral Strategies to Counter BST-2/Tetherin

The interferon-induced BST-2 protein has the unique ability to restrict the egress of HIV-1, Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV), Ebola virus, and other enveloped viruses. The observation that virions remain attached to the surface of BST-2-expressing cells led to the renaming of BST...

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Autores principales: Douglas, Janet L., Gustin, Jean K., Viswanathan, Kasinath, Mansouri, Mandana, Moses, Ashlee V., Früh, Klaus
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2869331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20485522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000913