Expression of the art/trs Protein of HIV and Study of Its Role in Viral Envelope Synthesis
- 15 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 236 (4803) , 837-840
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.3033827
Abstract
The art/trs transactivator protein of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was expressed in mammalian cells as a 19-kilodalton protein that was immunoreactive with sera from HIV-infected patients. Separate plasmids encoding the art/trs protein, the tat protein, or the envelope glycoprotein gp120 were used to demonstrate that both art/trs and tat are absolutely required for the synthesis of gp120 from its cognate messenger RNA. In addition, both the tat and art/trs proteins influence the level of envelope RNA. The results suggest that art/trs and tat may be ideal targets for potential anti-HIV agents in AIDS therapy.This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
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