Human defensins 5 and 6 enhance HIV-1 infectivity through promoting HIV attachment

BACKGROUND: Concurrent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase the likelihood of HIV transmission. The levels of defensins are frequently elevated in genital fluids from individuals with STIs. We have previously shown that human defensins 5 and 6 (HD5 and HD6) promote HIV entry and contribut...

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Autores principales: Rapista, Aprille, Ding, Jian, Benito, Bernadette, Lo, Yung-Tai, Neiditch, Matthew B, Lu, Wuyuan, Chang, Theresa L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21672195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-8-45

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21672195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-8-45

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