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- noun biology Any
protein -basedtether that causesretention ofvirions on infected cell surfaces
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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The name tetherin was coined 2 years ago, when BST-2 (also known
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