 Genes, vpu
"Genes, vpu" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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DNA sequences that form the coding region for the HIV-1 regulatory protein vpu (viral protein U) that greatly increases the export of virus particles from infected cells. The vpu genes are not present in HIV-2 or SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.
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D016338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.360.340.024.340.425.580 G05.360.340.024.340.490.900 G05.360.340.400.500.900
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