Immunoelectron microscopic evidence for Tetherin/BST2 as the physical bridge between HIV-1 virions and the plasma membrane.

Tetherin/BST2 was identified in 2008 as the cellular factor responsible for restricting HIV-1 replication at a very late stage in the lifecycle. Tetherin acts to retain virion particles on the plasma membrane after budding has been completed. Infected cells that express large amounts of tetherin dis...

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Main Authors: Jason Hammonds, Jaang-Jiun Wang, Hong Yi, Paul Spearman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2816691?pdf=render