Rhesus TRIM5α disrupts the HIV-1 capsid at the inter-hexamer interfaces.

TRIM proteins play important roles in the innate immune defense against retroviral infection, including human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). Rhesus macaque TRIM5α (TRIM5α(rh)) targets the HIV-1 capsid and blocks infection at an early post-entry stage, prior to reverse transcription. Studies...

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Main Authors: Gongpu Zhao, Danxia Ke, Thomas Vu, Jinwoo Ahn, Vaibhav B Shah, Ruifeng Yang, Christopher Aiken, Lisa M Charlton, Angela M Gronenborn, Peijun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21455494/pdf/?tool=EBI