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Early infection HIV-1 envelope V1-V2 genotypes do not enhance binding or replication in cells expressing high levels of α4β7 integrin.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Nov 2013
Etemad Behzad, Gonzalez Oscar A, McDonough Sean, Pena-Cruz Victor, Sagar Manish
Abstract excerpt
It has been postulated that HIV-1 envelope properties, such as shorter and less-glycosylated V1-V2 loops commonly observed among non-subtype B early-transmitted viruses, promote utilization of the gut homing integrin α4β7. This property potentially confers an advantage to some HIV-1 variants early after acquisition. We found that replication-competent recombinant viruses incorporating HIV-1 subtype A compact and...
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