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22. Poster Session
Basic Virology

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89 RNA Packaging and Gag Processing in SIV Require Multiple Interactions between Gag and Leader Sequences
Y. Guan*, C. Liang, and M. A. Wainberg
McGill Univ. AIDS Ctr., Lady Davis Inst.-Jewish Gen. Hosp., Montreal, QC, Canada

90 Optimizing the Production of Virus-Like Particles by Regulating HIV-1 Protease in Multi-Gene HIV-1 DNA Vaccine Constructs
D. Ellenberger*1, B. Li1, J. Smith2, H. Robinson2, and S. Butera1
1CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA and 2Vaccine Res. Ctr. of Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, USA

91 Characterization of Functional Domains of the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Accessory Gene orfA
M. Gemeniano*, J. Byerly, E. Sawai, and E. Sparger
Univ. of California, Davis, USA

92 Possibility of Local Intervention in Preventing Seroconversion after Accidental Retrovirus Inoculation
F. Robicsek*, A. Fokin, and T. Masters
Carolinas Med. Ctr., Heineman Res. Labs, Charlotte, NC, USA

93 Evidence of Dual Infection with Two Distinct Subtype C Viral Populations in a Female Sex Worker from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
J. Grobler*1, C. Rademeyer1, L. Morris2, C. M. Gray2, G. Ramjee3, S. S. Abdool-Karim3, and C. Williamson1
1Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa; 2Natl. Inst. for Virology, Johannesburg, South Africa; and 3Med. Res. Council, Durban, South Africa

94 PGE2-Mediated Activation of HIV-1 LTR Transcription in Human T Cells Necessitates C/EBP Binding Sites in Addition to Cooperative Interactions between C/EBP? and CREB
Salim Bounou*, Nancy Dumais, Martin Olivier, and Michel J. Tremblay
Infectious Diseases Res. Ctr., CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL, and Faculty of Med., Laval Univ., Québec, Canada

95 Modulation of Host Gene Expression by Virions Bearing Host-Derived CD86 (B7-2) Molecules
M. J. Tremblay1, S. Bounou1, D. D. Richman2,3, and J. Corbeil*2,3
1Univ. Laval, Québec, Canada; 2Univ. of California, San Diego, CA, USA; and 3San Diego Veterans Med. Res. Fndn., CA, USA

96 HIV-1 Infection of Placental Cord Blood Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells
R. M. Folcik, C.-J. Guo*, J. D. Merrill, Y. Li, S. D. Douglas, S. E. Starr, and W.-Z. Ho
The Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Med., USA

97 T-Cell Receptor-Mediated HIV-1 LTR Activation Is Strongly Up-Regulated upon CD43 Cross-Linking: Involvement of NFAT and NF?B
C. Barat, J. Roy*, and M. J. Tremblay
Laval Univ., Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada

98 Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1alpha(SDF-1alpha>) Inhibited HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein-Induced Apoptosis in Human B Lymphocytes
C. Patke* and W. Shearer
Baylor Coll. of Med. and Texas Children’s Hosp., Houston, USA

99 HIV-1 Tat Protein Induces Polyclonal Stimulation of Human T Cells
M. Tuzova*, A. Nath, and J. Woodward
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

100 Fcgamma-Mediated Suppression of HIV-1 Infection in Macrophages
D. Perez-Bercoff*, A. David, F. Barré-Sinoussi, and G. Pancino
Unité de Biologie des Rétrovirus, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France

101 The M184V Mutation in Reverse Transcriptase Can Delay Reversion of Attenuated Variants of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
J. B. Whitney* and M. A. Wainberg
McGill AIDS Ctr., Lady Davis Inst., Montreal, Quebec, Canada

102 HIV-1 Vpr Gene Suppresses Immune Responses in Vitro and in Vivo
K. Muthumani*1, D. Zhang1, S. Kudchodkar1, N. Dayes1, D. S. Hwang1, V. Ayyavoo2, and D. B. Weiner1
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA and 2Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA, USA