Virus Infection: HIV-1 weighs up risks and benefits

This study investigated the role of IFITM proteins in the restriction of HIV-1 strains that have different receptor tropism and identified IFITM proteins as major effectors of the innate immune response.

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - September 25, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research