APOBEC3G is a cytidine deaminase that can be incorporated into HIV-1 virions and process the viral genome upon cell infection, leading to viral hypermutation and inactivation. APOBEC3G's activities are counteracted by viral protein Vif. Using a sensitive enzymatic assay, low levels of APOBEC3G can be detected associated to Vif(+) virions. Furthermore, the authors show that APOBEC3G functions in a distributive manner and causes dispersed hypermutation via intersegmental transfer.
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Univ So Calif, Dept Biol Sci, Mol & Computat Biol Sect, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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Chelico, Linda
Sacho, Elizabeth J.
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Erie, Dorothy A.
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Erie, Dorothy A.
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