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Vpu Binds Directly to Tetherin and Displaces It from Nascent Virions

Tetherin (Bst2/CD317/HM1.24) is an interferon-induced antiviral host protein that inhibits the release of many enveloped viruses by tethering virions to the cell surface. The HIV-1 accessory protein, Vpu, antagonizes Tetherin through a variety of proposed mechanisms, including surface downregulation...

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Autores principales: McNatt, Matthew W., Zang, Trinity, Bieniasz, Paul D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3635990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23633949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003299