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Derivation and characterization of a simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 variant with tropism for CXCR4.
Journal of virology - 1 Oct 2009
Del Prete Gregory Q, Haggarty Beth, Leslie George J, Jordan Andrea P O, Romano Josephine, Wang Nathaniel, Wang Jianbin, Holmes Michael C, Montefiori David C, Hoxie James A
Abstract excerpt
Like human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), most simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains use CCR5 to establish infection. However, while HIV-1 can acquire the ability to use CXCR4, SIVs that utilize CXCR4 have rarely been reported. To explore possible barriers against SIV coreceptor switching, we derived an R5X4 variant, termed 239-ST1, from the R5 clone SIVmac239 by serially passaging virus in CD4(+)...
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