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HIV-2 A-subtype gp125c₂-v₃-c₃ mutations and their association with CCR5 and CXCR4 tropism.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2011
Dimonte Salvatore, Svicher Valentina, Salpini Romina, Ceccherini-Silberstein Francesca, Perno Carlo-Federico, Babakir-Mina Muhammed
Abstract excerpt
The early events of the HIV replication cycle involve the interaction between viral envelope glycoproteins and their cellular CD4-chemokine (CCR5/CXCR4) receptor complex. In this study, for the first time, the HIV-2 A-subtype gp125(C2-V3-C3) mutations and their tropism association were characterized by analyzing 149 HIV-2 sequences from the Los Alamos database. The analysis has strengthened the importance of...
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