| Literature DB >> 17108041 |
Mingli Qi1, Christopher Aiken.
Abstract
The Nef protein enhances human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectivity by facilitating an early postentry step in the virus life cycle. We report here that the addition of MG132 or lactacystin, each a specific inhibitor of cellular proteasome activity, preferentially enhances cellular permissiveness to infection by Nef-defective versus wild-type HIV-1. Pseudotyping by the glycoprotein of vesicular stomatitis virus rendered Nef-defective HIV-1 particles minimally responsive to the enhancing effects of proteasome inhibitors. These results suggest that Nef enhances the infectivity of HIV-1 particles by reducing their susceptibility to proteasomal degradation in target cells.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17108041 PMCID: PMC1797497 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02099-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103