HIV Tamed By Designer ‘Leash’
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by tel
HIV Tamed By Designer ‘Leash’
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Researchers have shown how an antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells. The insights allowed the research team to design a completely artificial protein — one that did not resemble native tetherin in its sequence at all — that could nonetheless put a similar stop to the virus.
Sourced from: ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News
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