Nuclear import and cell cycle arrest functions of the HIV-1 Vpr protein are encoded by two separate genes in HIV-2/SIV(SM)

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6155-6165

  Fletcher III, Thomas M ^a   Brichacek, Beda ^b   Sharova, Natasha ^b   Newman, Margaret A ^a,e   Stivahtis, Gina ^c   Sharp, Paul M ^d   Emerman, Michael ^c   Hahn, Beatrice H ^a   Stevenson, Mario ^b  

^a Center for Palliative Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory genes; Primate lentiviruses

Indexed keywords

VPR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; LENTIVIRINAE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TARGET CELL; VIRION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; LENTIVIRUS; PRIMATES; SIMIAE; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0029917395     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01003.x     Document Type: Article

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