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The highly conserved layer-3 component of the HIV-1 gp120 inner domain is critical for CD4-required conformational transitions.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2013
Désormeaux Anik, Coutu Mathieu, Medjahed Halima, Pacheco Beatriz, Herschhorn Alon, Gu Christopher, Xiang Shi-Hua, Mao Youdong, Sodroski Joseph, Finzi Andrés
Abstract excerpt
The trimeric envelope glycoprotein (Env) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) mediates virus entry into host cells. CD4 engagement with the gp120 exterior envelope glycoprotein subunit represents the first step during HIV-1 entry. CD4-induced conformational changes in the gp120 inner domain involve three potentially flexible topological layers (layers 1, 2, and 3). Structural rearrangements between...
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