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Molecular switch for alternative conformations of the HIV-1 V3 region: implications for phenotype conversion.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 19 Sept 2006
Rosen Osnat, Sharon Michal, Quadt-Akabayov Sabine R, Anglister Jacob
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HIV-1 coreceptor usage plays a critical role in virus tropism and pathogenesis. A switch from CCR5- to CXCR4-using viruses occurs during the course of HIV-1 infection and correlates with subsequent disease progression. A single mutation at position 322 within the V3 loop of the HIV-1 envelope gly...
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