APOBEC3G-depleted resting CD4+ T cells remain refractory to HIV1 infection.
<h4>Background</h4>CD4+ T lymphocytes are the primary targets of HIV1 but cannot be infected when fully quiescent, due to a post-entry block preventing the completion of reverse transcription. Chiu et al. recently proposed that this restriction reflects the action of APOBEC3G (A3G). They...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-08-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19668336/pdf/?tool=EBI |