HIV enzyme protease

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HIV enzyme protease. RCSB Protein Data Bank. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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During infection by HIV, three enzymes play essential roles in the life cycle of the virus. This image shows one of these enzymes, HIV protease (blue, PDB ID 1kj4), which cuts HIV proteins into their functional parts.

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