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Role of the fusogenic peptide sequence in syncytium induction and infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus type 2.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 1992
Steffy K R, Kraus G, Looney D J, Wong-Staal F
Abstract excerpt
Syncytium induction is a characteristic feature of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in vitro. The hydrophobic amino terminus of the transmembrane glycoprotein of HIV type 1 is an essential determinant of virus entry into the target cell population and the formation of syncytia in cell culture. To define the role of the HIV type 2 fusion peptide during infection and syncytium formation, we...
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