HIV-1 replicates itself by integrating into its host cell's DNA. Studies in cell culture reveal that nuclear-membrane proteins aid engagement of the viral DNA with that of its host before integration.
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Li, M., Craigie, R. HIV goes nuclear. Nature 441, 581–582 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441581a
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