Casp8p41 generated by HIV protease kills CD4 T cells through direct Bak activation
HIV protease converts procaspase 8 into Casp8p41, which binds and activates Bak to induce cell death in infected CD4 T cells.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178959/ |