The mutation of Transportin 3 gene that causes limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1F induces protection against HIV-1 infection.

The causative mutation responsible for limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1F (LGMD1F) is one heterozygous single nucleotide deletion in the stop codon of the nuclear import factor Transportin 3 gene (TNPO3). This mutation causes a carboxy-terminal extension of 15 amino acids, producing a protein of unkn...

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Main Authors: Sara Rodríguez-Mora, Flore De Wit, Javier García-Perez, Mercedes Bermejo, María Rosa López-Huertas, Elena Mateos, Pilar Martí, Susana Rocha, Lorena Vigón, Frauke Christ, Zeger Debyser, Juan Jesús Vílchez, Mayte Coiras, José Alcamí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007958