Towards a Structural and Functional Insight into the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – 1 Membrane Protein, Vpu.

abstract: Viral protein U (Vpu) is a type-III integral membrane protein encoded by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV- 1). It is expressed in infected host cells and plays vital roles in down-regulation of CD4 receptors in T cells and also in the budding of virions. But, there remain key struct...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Deb, Arpan (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
HIV
Vpu
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.40285