In their study, Dorman and Bendoumou et al., reveal a post-transcriptional regulation of unspliced HIV-1 RNA by host factors MATR3, MTR4, and the viral protein Rev, identifying a previously uncharacterized post-transcriptional block in nucleocytoplasmic export, which plays a crucial role in HIV-1 latency and reactivation.
- Agnieszka Dorman
- Maryam Bendoumou
- Anna Kula-Pacurar