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Envelope glycoproteins from biologically diverse isolates of immunodeficiency viruses have widely different affinities for CD4.
15 Jan 1991
Abstract excerpt
The envelope glycoprotein gp120 of primate immunodeficiency viruses initiates viral attachment to CD4+ cells by binding to the CD4 antigen on host cell surfaces. However, among different CD4+ cell types, different viruses display distinct host cell ranges and cytopathicities. Determinants for both of these biological properties have been mapped to the env gene. We have quantitatively compared the CD4 binding...
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