A novel role for APOBEC3: Susceptibility to sexual transmission of murine acquired immunodeficiency virus (mAIDS) is aggravated in APOBEC3 deficient mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>APOBEC3 proteins are host factors that restrict infection by retroviruses like HIV, MMTV, and MLV and are variably expressed in hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic cells, such as macrophages, lymphocytes, dendritic, and epithelia cel...

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Main Authors: Jones Philip H, Mehta Harshini V, Okeoma Chioma M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Retrovirology
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Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/9/1/50