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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 24.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Host Microbe. 2008 Dec 11;4(6):592–599. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.10.013

Figure 4. Two Alternative Models for HIV-1 Assembly and Release.

Figure 4

(A) HIV-1 release occurs after complete assembly of the Gag shell.

(B) Release occurs concomitant with formation of the Gag shell by simultaneous assembly and ESCRT-mediated vesiculation, as suggested by this study.