Deaminase-independent inhibition of parvoviruses by the APOBEC3A cytidine deaminase.

The APOBEC3 proteins form a multigene family of cytidine deaminases with inhibitory activity against viruses and retrotransposons. In contrast to APOBEC3G (A3G), APOBEC3A (A3A) has no effect on lentiviruses but dramatically inhibits replication of the parvovirus adeno-associated virus (AAV). To stud...

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Main Authors: Iñigo Narvaiza, Daniel C Linfesty, Benjamin N Greener, Yoshiyuki Hakata, David J Pintel, Eric Logue, Nathaniel R Landau, Matthew D Weitzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19461882/?tool=EBI