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Polymorphisms in the α4 integrin of neotropical primates: insights for binding of natural ligands and HIV-1 gp120 to the human α4β7.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Darc Mirela, Hait Sabrina H, Soares Esmeralda A, Cicala Claudia, Seuanez Hector N, Machado Elizabeth S, Arthos James A, Soares Marcelo A
Abstract excerpt
The α4 integrin subunit associates with β7 and β1 and plays important roles in immune function and cell trafficking. The gut-homing receptor α4β7 has been recently described as a new receptor for HIV. Here, we describe polymorphisms of ITGA4 gene in New World primates (NWP), and tested their impact on the binding to monoclonal antibodies, natural ligands (MAdCAM and VCAM), and several gp120 HIV-1 envelope...
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