What mechanistic features are shared by (a) The formation of multivesicular endosomes by budding into the interior

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What mechanistic features are shared by

(a) The formation of multivesicular endosomes by budding into the interior of the endosome and

(b) The outward budding of HIV virus at the cell surface? You wish to design a peptide inhibitor/ competitor of HIV budding and decide to mimic in a synthetic peptide a portion of the HIV Gag protein. Which portion of the HIV Gag protein would be a logical choice? What normal cellular process might this inhibitor block?

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Molecular Cell Biology

ISBN: 978-1429234139

7th edition

Authors: Harvey Lodish, Arnold Berk, Chris A. Kaiser, Monty Krieger, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, Angelika Amon, Matthew P. Scott

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