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Novel role of mortalin in attenuating HIV-1 Tat-mediated astrogliosis.

null PriyankaRenu WadhwaRituparna ChaudhuriTapas Chandra NagPankaj Seth
Published in: Journal of neuroinflammation (2020)
Overall, our data demonstrated the protective role of mortalin in combating HIV-1 Tat-mediated damage. We also showed that mortalin could degrade Tat through direct binding with HIV-1 Tat. Overexpression of mortalin in the presence of Tat could significantly reduce cytotoxic effects of Tat in astrocytes. Indirect neuronal death was also found to be rescued. Our in vitro findings were validated as we found attenuated expression of mortalin in the autopsy sections of HIV-1 patients.
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