title: Nef: agent of cell subversion.
abstract: Primate lentiviruses encode a small protein designated Nef that has been shown to be a major determinant of virus pathogenicity. Nef regulates multiple host factors in order to optimize the cellular environment for virus replication. The mechanisms by which this small protein modulates distinct host cell properties provide intriguing insight into the intricate interaction between virus and host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Y9.206, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9113, USA. vivek.arora@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Vivek K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Fredericksen
authors.forename: J Victor
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D015693:Gene Products, nef / Q000502:physiology*; D006678:HIV / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D011323:Primates / Q000821:virology; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D054311:nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015693:Gene Products, nef; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D054311:nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus