Tetherin downmodulation by SIVmac Nef lost with the H196Q escape variant is restored by an upstream variant.

The H196 residue in SIVmac239 Nef is conserved across the majority of HIV and SIV isolates, lies immediately adjacent to the AP-2 (adaptor protein 2) binding di-leucine domain (ExxxLM195), and is critical for several described AP-2 dependent Nef functions, including the downregulation of tetherin (B...

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Main Authors: Blake Schouest, George J Leslie, James A Hoxie, Nicholas J Maness
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225420