Investigating the intercellular spreading properties of the foamy virus Gag protein.

Small regions called protein transduction domains (PTDs), identified in cellular and viral proteins, have been reported to efficiently cross biological membranes. Here we show that the structural Gag protein of the prototypic foamy virus (PFV) is apparently able to move from cell to cell and to tran...

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Main Authors: Joelle Tobaly-Tapiero, Alessia Zamborlini, Patricia Bittoun, Ali Saïb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3290618?pdf=render