Structural basis for the antiviral activity of BST-2/tetherin and its viral antagonism

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  Arias, Juan F ^a   Iwabu, Yukie ^a   Tokunaga, Kenzo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Bst 2; HIV 1; Interaction; Restriction factor; Transmembrane; Vpu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862606329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00250     Document Type: Article

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