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SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6018217 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xuanxuan X Chen Jinquan J Yu Fei F Wang Chunyan C Ren Ruxia R Wang Qian Q Tan Suiyi S Jiang Shibo S Liu Shuwen S Li Lin L
Frontiers in microbiology 20180619
Several studies have reported that amyloid fibrils in human semen formed from a naturally occurring peptide fragment of prostatic acidic phosphatase (PAP248-286), known as semen-derived enhancer of viral infection (SEVI), could dramatically enhance human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Accordingly, SEVI might serve as a novel target for new antiviral drugs or microbicide candidates for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV. Theoretically, a special anti-PAP or anti-SEVI ant ...[more]