全基因组的CRISPR/Cas9屏幕显示了HIV共受体CXCR4的JunB下调

William J Schulze1, Devon A Gregory1, Marc C Johnson1

  • 1Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States.

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概括

研究人员确定JunB是人类免疫缺陷病毒1型 (HIV-1) 复制所必需的关键宿主因子. 敲除JunB通过降低CXCR4的调节来阻止HIV-1感染,CXCR4是病毒进入的关键共受体.

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