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Cooperative subunit interactions within the oligomeric envelope glycoprotein of HIV-1: functional complementation of specific defects in gp120 and gp41.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 7 Nov 2000
Salzwedel K, Berger E A
Abstract excerpt
The envelope glycoprotein (Env) of HIV-1 is displayed on the surface of the virion or infected cell as an oligomer of multiple gp120/gp41 complexes. We sought to unravel the relationships between this oligomeric structure and the requirements for sequential interactions with CD4 and coreceptor (CCR5 or CXCR4). We used a quantitative cell fusion assay to examine the effects of coexpressing pairs of Envs, each...
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