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Structural comparison of monomeric variants of the chemokine MIP-1beta having differing ability to bind the receptor CCR5.
Biochemistry - 11 Sept 2001
Kim S, Jao S, Laurence J S, LiWang P J
Abstract excerpt
MIP-1beta, a member of the chemokine family of proteins, tightly binds the receptor CCR5 as part of its natural function in the immune response, and in doing so also blocks the ability of many strains of HIV to enter the cell. The single most important MIP-1beta residue known to contribute to its interaction with the receptor is Phe13, which when mutated reduces the ability of MIP-1beta to bind to CCR5 by more...
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