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Functional evolution of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein 120 association site of glycoprotein 41.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Oct 2003
Poumbourios Pantelis, Maerz Anne L, Drummer Heidi E
Abstract excerpt
Protein-protein interaction surfaces can exhibit structural plasticity, a mechanism whereby an interface adapts to mutations as binding partners coevolve. The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120-gp41 complex, which is responsible for receptor attachment and membrane fusion, represents an extreme ex...
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