articleScienceMay 15, 2003Closed access

Hypermutation of HIV-1 DNA in the Absence of the Vif Protein

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Abstract

The Vif (viral infectivity factor) protein of human immunodeficiency virus–1 (HIV-1) is essential for the production of infectious virus by T lymphocytes and macrophages, the natural targets for HIV-1 infection. Vif is dispensable for HIV infection in certain transformed cell lines (“permissive

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Keywords
  • Somatic hypermutation
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • DNA
  • Virology
  • Genetics
  • Biology
  • Antibody
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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