Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1.

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Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 5 Jul 1991

Hwang S S, Boyle T J, Lyerly H K, Cullen B R

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Cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage are targets for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection in vivo. However, many laboratory strains of HIV-1 that efficiently infect transformed T cell lines replicate poorly in macrophages. A 20-amino acid sequence from the macrophage-tropic BaL is...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Cell Movement
Chimera
Genes, env
HIV-1
Haplorhini
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Proviruses
Restriction Mapping
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Viral Envelope Proteins

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