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HIV Uses Host Cell’s Own ‘Emergency’ Response For Replication, Says MU Researcher

Researchers are hopeful this breakthrough could lead to new lifesaving treatments.

MU researcher: A host cell's 'emergency' response is used by HIV for replication

Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Minnesota have discovered how HIV evades one of the body’s best defenses – and their collaborative work could offer hope for future treatments that stop the spread of HIV in the body.Messenger RNA (mRNA) from HIV is known to utilize a host cell’s system in order to create its own viral proteins.

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