Development of an HIV Rev-dependent dual-reporter cell for anti-HIV drug screenin

George Mason University, Fairfax VA

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Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): HIV/AIDS is a worldwide pandemic afflicting 40 million people, and currently there is no cure. The proposed research is to develop a new reporter cell line to facilitate the discovery of novel anti-HIV drugs. This prospective reporter cell system will employ a Rev-dependent lentiviral vector, which has been shown previously to be highly specific to HIV infection. This novel system will greatly facilitate the development of a novel cell- based drug screening platform. Additionally, by employing two reporters this system can be used in multiple assay formats and would be amenable to high-throughput screens for antiretroviral compounds.