Cellular protein hobbles HIV-1
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 17:20
in Health & Medicine
A cellular protein called BST-2 had already been known to interfere with the spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), by inhibiting the release of its progeny particles from infected cells. Now scientists show that in addition, each progeny virion's ability to cause infection is severely impaired.
