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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gonzalez SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5977254 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Viruses 20180516 5
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is an important cat pathogen worldwide whose biological and pathophysiological properties resemble those of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Therefore, the study of FIV not only benefits its natural host but is also useful for the development of antiviral strategies directed against HIV-1 infections in humans. FIV assembly results from the multimerization of a single but complex viral polypeptide, the Gag precursor. In this review, we will first gi ...[more]