Fig. 9E: Translation of HIV mRNA:
The Env Polyprotein
Synthesize the Env polyproteins
(gp160). These polyproteins will eventually be cleaved by proteases to become
HIV envelope glycoproteins gp120 and gp41.
Illustration of Translation of HIV mRNA: The Env Polyproteins. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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