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APOBEC3G-induced deamination at this stage results in monotonous guanine-to-adenine (G→A) nucleotide changes, a phenomenon called G→A hypermutation that had long been noted by HIV researchers without a clear understanding of its cause.
It is possible that the retroviruses that successfully infect us are those, like HIV, that have managed to evolve strategies to avoid the destructive capacities of APOBEC3G.
APOBEC1, for example, is involved in the C→U editing of apolipoprotein B mRNA (therein christening the family), while another family member, the activation-induced deaminase, has a vital role in adaptive immunity in that it assists in the diversification of antibodies.
The anti-HIV properties of APOBEC3G were discovered because most viral strains escape its neutralising properties.
The intense selective pressure on the defensins and APOBEC3G illustrates that although the innate immune response is generalist in its action, it is as highly and intricately evolved as its better-studied ally, the adaptive immune system.