Hiv Gag Protein Localizes to Autophagosomes (IMAGE)

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Hiv Gag Protein Localizes to Autophagosomes

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Kyei et al. found that the HIV Gag protein (green) localized to autophagosomes (red). Another HIV protein, Nef, blocks the later stages of autophagosome maturation to allow full Gag processing and increase viral yield.

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Kyei, G.B., et al. 2009. J. Cell Biol. doi:10.1083/jcb.200903070

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