The non-env tropism of HIV/SIV (Review).

  • Authors:
    • R Shimano
    • R Inubushi
    • M Tamaki
    • H Akari
    • A H Koyama
    • A Adachi
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  • Published online on: November 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2.5.541
  • Pages: 541-545
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Abstract

The tropism of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses (HIV and SIV) determined by sequences other than env has been studied. The restriction of HIV-1 replication in monkey cells was demonstrated to be regulated by viral non-env sequence. Likewise, the gag-pol region of SIVagm (virus of the African green monkey) genome was found to be responsible for growth restriction in human cells of the virus. No viral DNA synthesis was detected in cells nonpermissive for the viruses. In addition, a number of HIV-1 gag gene mutants, which have an early defect in viral replication cycle and direct no viral DNA synthesis in some cells, exhibited a phenotype of host range mutant. Taken together, it can be concluded that the viral tropism associated with the uncoating/ reverse transcription process does exist in HIV/SIV replication. Furthermore, many of the accessory gene mutants of HIV/SIV exhibit host cell-dependent replication property. In this review, we summarize these examples of non-env tropism of HIV/SIV.

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Shimano R, Inubushi R, Tamaki M, Akari H, Koyama A and Adachi A: The non-env tropism of HIV/SIV (Review).. Int J Mol Med 2: 541-545, 1998
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Shimano, R., Inubushi, R., Tamaki, M., Akari, H., Koyama, A., & Adachi, A. (1998). The non-env tropism of HIV/SIV (Review).. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2, 541-545. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2.5.541
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Shimano, R., Inubushi, R., Tamaki, M., Akari, H., Koyama, A., Adachi, A."The non-env tropism of HIV/SIV (Review).". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 2.5 (1998): 541-545.
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Shimano, R., Inubushi, R., Tamaki, M., Akari, H., Koyama, A., Adachi, A."The non-env tropism of HIV/SIV (Review).". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 2, no. 5 (1998): 541-545. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2.5.541