Scientists at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital said their discovery of HIV?s cellular escape route could affect the way the virus is targeted by drugs.
Scientists learned relatively recently about exosomes ? an export system cells use to purge junk proteins and other “garbage” through the cell wall. Now Stephen Gould, professor of biological chemistry at Hopkins, says HIV uses this system to avoid killing the cell.
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