Cellular Proteins Responsible for Viral Replication Identified to Help Develop New Therapeutics for HIV/AIDS
Florida Atlantic UniversityResearchers at FAU have identified more than a dozen cellular proteins that are required by HIV in order to replicate efficiently. They are testing the possibility of obstructing the activity of these proteins to limit viral replication, and also exploring a novel set of technologies to further characterize the mechanism by which HIV replicates within human cells. Identifying these cellular factors provides hope for developing new therapeutics.