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Topological layers in the HIV-1 gp120 inner domain regulate gp41 interaction and CD4-triggered conformational transitions.
Molecular cell - 12 Mar 2010
Finzi Andrés, Xiang Shi-Hua, Pacheco Beatriz, Wang Liping, Haight Jessica, Kassa Aemro, Danek Brenda, Pancera Marie, Kwong Peter D, Sodroski Joseph
Abstract excerpt
The entry of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) into cells is initiated by binding of the gp120 exterior envelope glycoprotein to the receptor, CD4. How does CD4 binding trigger conformational changes in gp120 that allow the gp41 transmembrane envelope glycoprotein to mediate viral-cell membrane fusion? The transition from the unliganded to the CD4-bound state is regulated by two potentially flexible...
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