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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
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 |