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The Cytomegalovirus-Encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 Can Enhance Cell-Cell Fusion Mediated by Different Viral Proteins
1 Aug 1998
Abstract excerpt
The human cytomegalovirus (CMV) US28 gene encodes a functional CC chemokine receptor. However, this activity was observed in cells transfected to express US28 and might not correspond to the actual role of the protein in the CMV life cycle. Expression of US28 allows human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entry into certain CD4(+) cells and their fusion with cells expressing HIV-1 envelope (Env) proteins....
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