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HIV-1 Env gp120 structural determinants for peptide triazole dual receptor site antagonism.
Proteins - 1 Feb 2013
Tuzer Ferit, Madani Navid, Kamanna Kantharaju, Zentner Isaac, LaLonde Judith, Holmes Andrew, Upton Elizabeth, Rajagopal Srivats, McFadden Karyn, Contarino Mark, Sodroski Joseph, Chaiken Irwin
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Despite advances in HIV therapy, viral resistance and side-effects with current drug regimens require targeting new components of the virus. Dual antagonist peptide triazoles (PT) are a novel class of HIV-1 inhibitors that specifically target the gp120 component of the viral spike and inhibit its interaction with both of its cell surface protein ligands, namely the initial receptor CD4 and the co-receptor...
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