The arms race between virus and host is a constant battle. APOBEC3 proteins are known to be potent innate cellular defenses against both endogenous retroelements and diverse retroviruses. However, retroviruses have developed their own methods to launch counter-strikes. Most primate lentiviruses encode a protein called the viral infectivity factor (Vif). Vif induces targeted destruction of APOBEC3 proteins by hijacking the cellular ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Here we review the research that led up to the identification of A3G, the mechanisms by which APOBEC3 proteins can inhibit retroelements, and the counter-mechanisms that HIV-1 Vif has developed to evade its antiviral activities. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Niewiadomska, A. M., & Yu, X. F. (2009). Host restriction of HIV-1 by APOBEC3 and viral evasion through Vif. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02175-6_1
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