The Nef Protein from HIV Causes a Reduction in the Amount

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Nef protein from HIV causes a reduction in the amount of the MHC 1 protein on the surface of infected CD4 positive T cells.Which of the following is the result of this process?

• A) It prevents antibodies from binding to the viral proteins on the cell surface.
• B) It increases the amount of infectious virus released from the T cells.
• C) It increases the amount of virus that can bind and infect the T cells.
• D) It prevents the immune system from detecting that the T cells are infected.
• E) It causes the cytotoxic T cells to attack and kill the HIV infected T cells.

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