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Články z ScienceDailyHIV De-arms Protective Protein In Cells

15. 4 2009 (06:00)

The AIDS-causing HIV specifically counteracts the mechanisms of human cells that protect these against viral infections -- a special viral protein marks protective cellular proteins for their rapid destruction and thus diminishes the cell's supply. Researchers demonstrated this mechanism for the first time in cell cultures, thus discovering a target for a novel treatment strategy.