Structural and Biophysical Analysis of BST-2/Tetherin Ectodomains Reveals an Evolutionary Conserved Design to Inhibit Virus Release.
Swiecki, M., Scheaffer, S.M., Allaire, M., Fremont, D.H., Colonna, M., Brett, T.J.(2011) J.Biol.Chem. 286: 2987-2997
- PubMed: 21084286 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.190538
- PubMed Abstract: 
BST-2/tetherin is a host antiviral molecule that functions to potently inhibit the release of enveloped viruses from infected cells. In return, viruses have evolved antagonists to this activity. BST-2 traps budding virions by using two separate membr ...