Structural alteration of DNA induced by viral protein R of HIV-1 triggers the DNA damage response

Abstract Background Viral protein R (Vpr) is an accessory protein of HIV-1, which is potentially involved in the infection of macrophages and the induction of the ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR)-mediated DNA damage response (DDR). It was recently proposed that the SLX4 complex o...

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Main Authors: Kenta Iijima, Junya Kobayashi, Yukihito Ishizaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-018-0391-8

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