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Loyola University researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys.
The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans, said senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, PhD, of Loyola University Health System.
Protein that destroys HIV discovered
Seeded on Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:48 AM EDT
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Humans also have TRIM5a, but while the human version of TRIM5a protects against some viruses, it does not protect against HIV.
#1 - Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:48 AM EDTThere's always hope:
Researchers hope to turn TRIM5a into an effective therapeutic agent. But first they need to identify the components in TRIM5a that enable the protein to destroy viruses.
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