Creation of the HIV-1 antisense gene asp coincided with the emergence of the pandemic group M and is associated with faster disease progression
ABSTRACTDespite being first identified more than three decades ago, the antisense gene asp of HIV-1 remains an enigma. asp is present uniquely in pandemic (group M) HIV-1 strains, and it is absent in all non-pandemic (out-of-M) HIV-1 strains and virtually all non-human primate lentiviruses. This sug...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-02-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03802-23 |