The CD4-independent tropism of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 involves several regions of the envelope protein and correlates with a reduced activation threshold for envelope-mediated fusion.

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Several human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) strains have been shown to infect some CD4-negative cell lines (P. R. Clapham, A. McKnight, and R. A. Weiss, J. Virol. 66:3531-3537, 1992). Using molecular clones of HIV-2 with a CD4-independent tropism, we have identified critical amino acid residues in the envelope protein which are required for CD4-independent infection. Mutations located immediately upstream...

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