Date of Award
1-1-2014
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College/School/Department
Department of Chemistry
Content Description
1 online resource (viii, 51 pages) : color illustrations.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Rabi A Musah
Keywords
HIV-1, NCP, NCp7, Nucleocapsid, Retrovirus, Zinc Finger, HIV (Viruses), Nucleoproteins
Subject Categories
Biochemistry | Virology
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a retrovirus belonging to the lentivirus genus of the orthoretrovirinae family. HIV-1 is widely known for causing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans and being responsible for 1.8 million deaths due to AIDS associated illnesses in 201016.
Recommended Citation
Cavender, Christopher Richard, "A structural and functional comparison of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nucleocapsid protein (NCp7) and other retroviral nucleocapsid proteins" (2014). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1096.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1096