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Researchers Zero In On Protein That Destroys HIV

Posted by Soulskill on from the discovering-the-crucial-bazooka-protein dept.

Julie188 writes with this excerpt from a Loyola University news release: "Using a $225,000 microscope, 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."

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  1. Not ready for humans yet by Meshach · · Score: 4, Informative
    The specific protein is TRIM5a, and from TFA:

    Humans also have TRIM5a, but while the human version of TRIM5a protects against some viruses, it does not protect against HIV.

    This is exciting but it looks like it has a ways to go before it is a viable treatment for humans.

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