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Fluorescent virus lets researchers in on the Gag

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A new variant of HIV with a fluorescent tag inserted into the coding sequence of Gag, the virus' major structural protein, offers a valuable new tool for visualization of the processes of viral-cell interaction, entry and release.

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  1. Müller, B. et al. Construction and characterization of a fluorescently labeled infectious human immunodeficiency virus type 1 derivative. J. Virol. 78, 10803–10813 (2004).

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Eisenstein, M. Fluorescent virus lets researchers in on the Gag. Nat Methods 1, 101 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1104-101

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