Roles of HIV-1 capsid in viral replication and immune evasion
Roles of HIV-1 capsid in viral replication and immune evasion
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10.1016/j.virusres.2014.07.010
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2014-11-26
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Valiente-Echeverria, Fernando
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Le Sage, Valerie;Mouland, Andrew J.;Valiente-Echeverria, Fernando
The primary roles of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) capsid (CA) protein are to encapsidate and protect the viral RNA genome. It is becoming increasing apparent that HIV-1 CA is a multifunctional protein that acts early during infection to coordinate uncoating, reverse transcription, nuclear import of the pre-integration complex and integration of double stranded viral DNA into the host genome. Additionally, numerous recent studies indicate that CA is playing a crucial function in HIV-1 immune evasion. Here we summarize the current knowledge on HIV-1 CA and its interactions with the host cell to promote infection. The fact that CA engages in a number of different protein-protein interactions with the host makes it an interesting target for the development of new potent antiviral agents. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.