Table 1

Compare and contrast L-2 with HIV

Protein
L-2
HIV
Virion
L-2
HIV

Gag
(+)*
(+)**
Genome RNA
(+)
(+)
Pol
(-)
(+)
Infectivity
(-)
(+)
Vif
(-)
(+)
Envelope Spikes
7–10 times
Normal
Vpr
(-)
(+)
Particles
Doughnut like
Normal
Vpu
(+)
(+)
Antigenicity
(+)
(+)
Tat
(+)
(+)
CD4+ Cell Fusion
Yes
Yes
Rev
(+)
(+)



Env
(+)
(+)



Nef
(-)
(+)




* gag uncleaved ** gag cleaved

Zhong and Luftig Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2007 5:12   doi:10.1186/1476-8518-5-12