How TRIM5 fights HIV: Scientists discover mechanism of protein that makes certain monkeys resistant
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
Thanks to a certain protein, rhesus monkeys are resistant to HIV. Known as TRIM5, the protein prevents the HI virus from multiplying once it has entered the cell. Researchers in Switzerland have now discovered the protein's mechanism. This also opens up new prospects for fighting HIV in humans.