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HIV-1 Virological Synapse: Live Imaging of Transmission
A relatively new aspect of HIV-1 biology is the ability of the virus to infect cells by direct cellular contacts across a specialized structure, the virological synapse. This process was recently described through live cell imaging. Together with the accumulated knowledge on cellular and molecular s...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185721/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21994700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v2081666 |
| Sumario: | A relatively new aspect of HIV-1 biology is the ability of the virus to infect cells by direct cellular contacts across a specialized structure, the virological synapse. This process was recently described through live cell imaging. Together with the accumulated knowledge on cellular and molecular structures involved in cell-to-cell transmission of HIV-1, the visualization of the virological synapse in video-microscopy has brought exciting new hypotheses on its underlying mechanisms. This review will recapitulate current knowledge with a particular emphasis on the questions live microscopy has raised. |
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