Maturation-induced cloaking of neutralization epitopes on HIV-1 particles.
To become infectious, HIV-1 particles undergo a maturation process involving proteolytic cleavage of the Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins. Immature particles contain a highly stable spherical Gag lattice and are impaired for fusion with target cells. The fusion impairment is relieved by truncation of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3169560?pdf=render |