Dual Functionality of HIV-1 Vif in APOBEC3 Counteraction and Cell Cycle Arrest

Accessory proteins are a key feature that distinguishes primate immunodeficiency viruses such as human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) from other retroviruses. A prime example is the virion infectivity factor, Vif, which hijacks a cellular co-transcription factor (CBF-β) to recruit a ubiquitin...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. Salamango, Reuben S. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vif
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.622012/full