HIV-1 Vpu promotes release and prevents endocytosis of nascent retrovirus particles from the plasma membrane.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type-1 viral protein U (Vpu) protein enhances the release of diverse retroviruses from human, but not monkey, cells and is thought to do so by ablating a dominant restriction to particle release. Here, we determined how Vpu expression affects the subcellular di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020039 |