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Differential activation of polymorphisms of the formyl peptide receptor by formyl peptides.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Sept 2007
Mills John S
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the role of two polymorphic sites (R190W and N192K) on the binding and activation of the formyl peptide receptor (FPR) by viral and formyl peptides. WEDWVGWI, a peptide with antiviral activity derived from the membrane proximal region of feline immunodeficiency virus, binds with high affinity to FPR. The three tryptophans in the peptide are all essential for FPR binding, just as they were...
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