Polymorphisms in Gag spacer peptide 1 confer varying levels of resistance to the HIV- 1maturation inhibitor bevirimat

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The maturation inhibitor bevirimat (BVM) potently inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication by blocking capsid-spacer peptide 1 (CA-SP1) cleavage. Recent clinical trials demonstrated that a significant proporti...

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Main Authors: Salzwedel Karl, Sakalian Michael, Adamson Catherine S, Freed Eric O
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/36