Proteomics has increasingly become an invaluable tool to characterize proteomes from various subcellular compartments. Here, researchers from Brown University describe a quantitative proteomics method using the technique of Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino acids in Cell culture (SILAC) to analyze ...
Read More »Exosomes – Implications in HIV-1 Pathogenesis
Exosomes are membranous nanovesicles of endocytic origin that carry host and pathogen derived genomic, proteomic, and lipid cargos. Exosomes are secreted by most cell types into the extracellular milieu and are subsequently internalized by recipient cells. Upon internalization, exosomes condition ...
Read More »Exosomes derived from HIV-1 infected cells contain TAR RNA
Exosomes are nano-sized vesicles produced by healthy and virus-infected cells. Exosomes derived from infected cells have been shown to contain viral microRNAs (miRNAs). HIV-1 encodes its own miRNAs that regulate viral and host gene expression. The most abundant HIV-1-derived miRNA ...
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