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Reverted HIV-1 Mutants in CD4+ T-Cells Reveal Critical Residues in the Polar Region of Viral Envelope Glycoprotein.
Microbiology spectrum - 22 Dec 2021
Lu Wuxun, Li Tai-Wei, Phillips Stacia, Wu Li
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) interacts with cell surface receptors and induces membrane fusion to enter cells and initiate infection. HIV-1 Env on virions comprises trimers of the gp120 and gp41 subunits. The polar region (PR) in the N-terminus of gp41 is composed of 17 conserved residues, including seven polar amino acids. We have reported that the PR is crucial for Env trimer stability and fusogenicity....
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