Tat inhibition by didehydro-Cortistatin A promotes heterochromatin formation at the HIV-1 long terminal repeat

Abstract Background Transcription from the integrated HIV-1 promoter is directly governed by its chromatin environment, and the nucleosome-1 downstream from the transcription start site directly impedes transcription from the HIV-1 promoter. The HIV-1 Tat protein regulates the passage from viral lat...

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Main Authors: Chuan Li, Guillaume Mousseau, Susana T. Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-019-0267-8