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Thermodynamics of trimer-of-hairpins formation by the SIV gp41 envelope protein.
Journal of molecular biology - 23 Mar 2001
Jelesarov I, Lu M
Abstract excerpt
The gp41 envelope protein mediates the entry of primate immunodeficiency viruses into target cells by promoting the fusion of viral and cellular membranes. The structure of the gp41 ectodomain core represents a trimer of identical helical hairpins in which a central trimeric coiled-coil made up of three amino-terminal helices is wrapped in an outer layer of three antiparallel carboxyl-terminal helices. Triggering...
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