Integración del ADNc del VIH-1: requerimiento de la proteína HMG I(Y) para la función de los complejos de

C M Farnet1, F D Bushman

  • 1Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92024, USA.

Cell
|February 21, 1997
PubMed
Resumen

Una proteína huésped, HMG I(Y), es crucial para la función de los complejos de preintegración (CIP) del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1). Esta proteína es esencial para la integración del VIH-1, un paso clave en la replicación viral.

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