Derivation and characterization of an HIV-1 mutant that rescues IP6 binding deficiency

Abstract Background A critical step in the HIV-1 replication cycle is the assembly of Gag proteins to form virions at the plasma membrane. Virion assembly and maturation are facilitated by the cellular polyanion inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), which is proposed to stabilize both the immature Gag latti...

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Main Authors: Daniel Poston, Trinity Zang, Paul Bieniasz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
IP6
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12977-021-00571-3