Reassessing the role of APOBEC3G in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of quiescent CD4+ T-cells.

HIV-1 is restricted for infection of primary quiescent T-cells. After viral entry, reverse transcription is initiated but is not completed. Various hypotheses have been proposed for this cellular restriction including insufficient nucleotide pools and cellular factors, but none have been confirmed a...

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Main Authors: Masakazu Kamata, Yoshiko Nagaoka, Irvin S Y Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2652112?pdf=render