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Influence of polymorphism in dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin-related (DC-SIGNR) gene on HIV-1 trans-infection.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 19 Mar 2010
Zhu Dayong, Kawana-Tachikawa Ai, Iwamoto Aikichi, Kitamura Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
The dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and DC-SIGN-related (DC-SIGNR) molecules on the cell surface are known to enhance human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection by capturing the virions and transmitting them to CD4+ T-cell, a process termed trans-infection. The neck region and carbohydrate recognition domain of the two proteins are important for...
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