EEF1A1 and viral infectious disease: In human viral infections, eEF1α interacts with the Gag1 polyprotein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) [117], with the 3′ stem-loop region of the West Nile virus (WNV) [118], and with the nucleocapsid protein of the paramyxovirus respiratory syncytial virus [119].