Evidence Showing that Tetraspanins Inhibit HIV-1-Induced Cell-Cell Fusion at a Post-Hemifusion Stage

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission takes place primarily through cell-cell contacts known as virological synapses. Formation of these transient adhesions between infected and uninfected cells can lead to transmission of viral particles followed by separation of the cells. Alter...

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Main Authors: Menelaos Symeonides, Marie Lambelé, Nathan H. Roy, Markus Thali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
CD9
HIV
Env
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/3/1078