Why are humans particularly susceptible to HIV-1, whereas our monkey cousins are impervious to the virus? Part of the answer may lie with the virus' interaction with a cellular system of defense (pages 1138–1143).
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Cullen, B. HIV-1 infection: fooling the gatekeeper. Nat Med 9, 1112–1113 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0903-1112
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