The amino-terminal region of Vpr from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 forms ion channels and kills neurons

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 4230-4238

  Piller, S C ^a,b   Ewart, G D ^a   Jans, D A ^a   Gage, P W ^a   Cox, G B ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MUTANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE MUTATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032947291     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4230-4238.1999     Document Type: Article

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