National Natural Science Foundation of China(81101245,30970162);The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(65011871);National Training Programs of Innovation for Undergraduates(111005505)
The cellular protein tetherin tethers the HIV-1 viral particles on the cellular membrane to inhibit the replication of HIV-1. However, the HIV-1 accessory protein Vpu counteracts the antiviral function of tetherin. In...
Natural Science Foundation of China(30970162);Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Foundation(08ZCGHHZ01800)
The envelope protein (Env) of lentiviruses such as HIV, SIV, FIV and EIAV is larger than that of other retroviruses. The Chinese EIAV attenuated vaccine is based on Env and has helped to successfully control this vi...