Plasma membrane is the site of productive HIV-1 particle assembly.

Recently proposed models that have gained wide acceptance posit that HIV-1 virion morphogenesis is initiated by targeting the major structural protein (Gag) to late endosomal membranes. Thereafter, late endosome-based secretory pathways are thought to deliver Gag or assembled virions to the plasma m...

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Main Authors: Nolwenn Jouvenet, Stuart J D Neil, Cameron Bess, Marc C Johnson, Cesar A Virgen, Sanford M Simon, Paul D Bieniasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040435