Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1 ... The invader needs to pass this barrier to deliver its payload into the nucleus. HIV capsid achieves this by mimicking the properties of human ...

For retroviruses in general, viral nucleic acids seem to access the nucleus during mitosis. In contrast, lentiviruses such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) do not depend on host cell mitosis ...

Researchers at The Wistar Institute’s HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center have successfully identified a new approach using natural killer (NK) cells to target and kill the HIV-positive cells that ...

The HIV virus apparently does invade those T cells ... the same reaction because they are so rapidly shuttled into the nucleus and integrated into the host's own DNA. The researchers narrowed ...

More than one million people become infected with the AIDS virus HIV every year. In order to infect its host, the virus must not only enter a cell but also transport its genetic material into the cell ...

An HIV drug was named “2024 Breakthrough of the Year” by Science Magazine. Biochemistry research from the University of Utah ...

The HIV-1 Rev protein plays a crucial role in the life cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by facilitating the export of viral RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This process is ...

Updated Hep B Vaccine More Effective for People With HIV Dec. 10, 2024 — A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody ...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our ... of three different deformations in the atomic nucleus of lead-190 (190Pb). These deformations, associated with ...