HIV-1, like other viruses ... Another important discovery was an intricate RNA structure near the critical "frameshift site" in the viral genome. This frameshift site is essential for the virus ...
These findings provide a potential explanation for the evolution of the unique HIV capsid structure: its conical shape might be necessary to break the nuclear pore complex and to complete the ...
In T cell-to-T-cell transmission, HIV-1 provokes the formation of contacts, through Env–CD4 interactions, to allow a massive transfer of viruses between the two cells, thus improving its ability to ...