HIV Protease

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HIV Protease is an enzyme that forms part of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

 

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Immune System

 HIV Protease facilitates the replication of the HIV virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS):

 Specifically, HIV Protease is required to separate the long gag-pol polyprotein into its constituent parts during the process of HIV replication.

 

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