How are HIV virions rendered virulent?
A) They contact the cytoplasmic membrane via gp41.
B) They bud to the surface of the host cell.
C) They use a chemokine receptor to remove gp120.
D) The action of protease releases reverse transcriptase and capsomeres after the virion buds from the cell.
E) They bind to smooth muscle cells.

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The action of protease is crucial as it cleaves the viral polyproteins into functional proteins, including reverse transcriptase and capsomeres, which are necessary for the virion to become infectious after budding from the host cell.

How Are HIV Virions Rendered Virulent