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CD4-Induced T-20 Binding to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120 Blocks Interaction with the CXCR4 Coreceptor
28 Apr 2004
Abstract excerpt
The synthetic peptide T-20, which corresponds to a sequence within the C-terminal heptad repeat region (HR2) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp41 envelope glycoprotein, potently inhibits viral membrane fusion and entry. Although T-20 is thought to bind the N-terminal heptad repeat region (HR1) of gp41 and interfere with gp41 conformational changes required for membrane fusion, coreceptor...
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