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Role of nucleotide sequences in the V3 region in efficient replication of CCR5-utilizing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in macrophages.
Virology - 1 Aug 2002
Harada Takayuki, Tsunetsugu-Yokota Yasuko, Koyanagi Yoshio, Sata Tetsutaro, Kurata Takeshi, Kojima Asato
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages express both CXCR4 and CCR5 coreceptors, but restrict X4 HIV-1 replication unless the Env-V3 region, a major determinant of cell tropism, is exchanged with that of R5 HIV-1. As the V3 exchange concomitantly alters the nucleotide sequences, we introduced silent mutations in the V3 or C2 region of macrophage-tropic R5 JRFL without changing the amino acids. Immunoblot analysis confirmed that viral...
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