The HIV Life Cycle
By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com
Created: November 21, 2004
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As the virus buds from the cell, it acquires a lipid coat, carrying the gp 120 and gp 41 proteins. The virus is extruded into extra-cellular space in this immature state.
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- HIV Binding
- Penetration
- Uncoating
- Reverse Transcriptase
- Integration
- Transcription
- Translation
- Assembly
- Extrusion
- Maturation
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