Abstract
Nef is a regulatory protein expressed exclusively by HIV-1 / 2 and SIV. It is critical for the optimal viral infectivity and for the destruction of the host immune system. This renders Nef a rather attractive therapeutic target. The most affordable point(s) of attack for effective anti-Nef therapeutic strategies can be individuated on the basis of a detailed knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the Nef induced enhancement of infectivity. However, the emerging picture still appears rather complex and not always coherent, so that additional, intensive endeavours in basic research are required for an effective exploitation of the Nef induced increase of infectivity as a therapeutic target.
Keywords: nef, hiv, virus infectivity, anti-viral therapy
Current Drug Targets - Immune, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
Title: Targeting the Nef Induced Increase of HIV Infectivity
Volume: 4 Issue: 4
Author(s): Maurizio Federico
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Keywords: nef, hiv, virus infectivity, anti-viral therapy
Abstract: Nef is a regulatory protein expressed exclusively by HIV-1 / 2 and SIV. It is critical for the optimal viral infectivity and for the destruction of the host immune system. This renders Nef a rather attractive therapeutic target. The most affordable point(s) of attack for effective anti-Nef therapeutic strategies can be individuated on the basis of a detailed knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the Nef induced enhancement of infectivity. However, the emerging picture still appears rather complex and not always coherent, so that additional, intensive endeavours in basic research are required for an effective exploitation of the Nef induced increase of infectivity as a therapeutic target.
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Federico Maurizio, Targeting the Nef Induced Increase of HIV Infectivity, Current Drug Targets - Immune, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders 2004; 4 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568005310404040321
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568005310404040321 |
Print ISSN 1568-0088 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5917 |
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