HIV-1 Vpr – a still "enigmatic multitasker"

Like other HIV-1 auxiliary proteins, Vpr is conserved within all the human (HIV-1, HIV-2) and simian (SIV) immunodeficiency viruses. However, Vpr and homologous HIV-2 and SIV Vpx are the only viral auxiliary proteins specifically incorporated into virus particles through direct interaction with the...

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Main Authors: Carolin Alexandra Guenzel, Cecile eHerate, Serge eBenichou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00127/full