Description
HIV-1 Gag p55 is a precursor protein of several proteins that form the core structure of AIDS virus, which are indispensable to their reproduction. This protein is digested by HIV-1 protease, first into intermediate products p41 and p15. Then p41 is digested into matrix protein p17 and capsid protein p24. Protein p15 is further digested into nucleocapsid protein p7, and to p6 and p1 whose functions are unknown