HIV: a vicTIM

• Autores: Jiri Vlach, Jamil S. Saad
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 22, Nº. 11, 2014, págs. 603-604
• Idioma: inglés
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  • TIM proteins are known to promote viral entry into host cells. Unexpectedly, a recent study has shown that TIM proteins also inhibit HIV-1 release from the host cell by directly binding to phosphatidylserine exposed on the virus surface, providing details on a new role of TIM proteins in HIV replication.