Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Amount

$916,778.00

Award Date

8/13/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Semen contains cationic amyloid fibrils derived from proteolytic cleavage fragments of prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) that efficiently capture HIV-1 particles. These fibrils have been termed semen-derived enhancer of viral infection (SEVI) and enhance H