Svensk definition
Produkter av nef-genen (tidigare 3'-orfgenen) hos HIV. Proteinerna undertrycker virusreplikation och har negativ reglerverkan på transkriptionen. nef betyder negativ faktor.
Gene Products, nef
Genprodukter, nef
Engelsk definition
Products of the retroviral NEF GENE. They play a role as accessory proteins that influence the rate of viral infectivity and the destruction of the host immune system. nef gene products were originally found as factors that trans-suppress viral replication and function as negative regulators of transcription. nef stands for negative factor.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
3'-orf Protein — 3' orf Protein — Gene Product, nef — nef Gene Product — nef Gene Products — nef Protein