Cyclophilin A interacts with diverse lentiviral capsids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The capsid (CA) protein of HIV-1 binds with high affinity to the host protein cyclophilin A (CypA). This binding positively affects some early stage of the viral life-cycle because prevention of binding either by drugs that occupy th...

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Main Authors: Emerman Michael, Lin Tsai-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/3/1/70