Published in AIDS Weekly, January 24th, 2005
Study 1: HIV-1 Gag expression modulates ligand-induced downregulation of the EGF receptor.
"Many enveloped viruses use the ESCRT proteins of the cellular vacuolar protein sorting pathway for efficient egress from the cell. Recruitment of the ESCRT proteins by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag is required for HIV-1 particle budding and egress.
"ESCRT proteins normally function at endosomal membranes, where they facilitate the downregulation of mitogen-activated receptors such as EGF receptor (EGFR) through multivesicular body biogenesis," wrote...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2005-01-24)
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