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The core domain of chemokines binds CCR5 extracellular domains while their amino terminus interacts with the transmembrane helix bundle.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 14 Feb 2003
Blanpain Cédric, Doranz Benjamin J, Bondue Antoine, Govaerts Cédric, De Leener Anne, Vassart Gilbert, Doms Robert W, Proudfoot Amanda, Parmentier Marc
Abstract excerpt
CCR5 is a functional receptor for various inflammatory CC-chemokines, including macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1alpha and RANTES (regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted), and is the main coreceptor of human immunodeficiency viruses. The second extracellular loop and a...
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