Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef incorporation into virions does not increase infectivity

Journal of Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1093-1104

  Laguette, Nadine ^a,b   Benichou, Serge ^a,b   Basmaciogullari, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NEF PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VPR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN SECRETION; VIRION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PARTICLE; WILD TYPE;

HELA CELLS; HIV-1; HUMANS; NEF GENE PRODUCTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ASSEMBLY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 58149526792     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01633-08     Document Type: Article

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