Gene Products, nef
Synonyms
3' orf Protein
3'-orf Protein
Gene Product, nef
nef Gene Product
nef Gene Products
nef Protein
Products of the retroviral NEF GENE. They play a role as accessory proteins that influence the rate of viral infectivity and the destruction of the host immune system. nef gene products were originally found as factors that trans-suppress viral replication and function as negative regulators of transcription. nef stands for negative factor.