Generation and validation of a highly sensitive bioluminescent HIV-1 reporter vector that simplifies measurement of virus release

Abstract Background The continued persistence of HIV-1 as a public health concern due to the lack of a cure calls for the development of new tools for studying replication of the virus. Here, we used NanoLuc, a small and extremely bright luciferase protein, to develop an HIV-1 bioluminescent reporte...

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Main Authors: James Kirui, Eric O. Freed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Retrovirology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-020-00521-5