Sialyllactose in Viral Membrane Gangliosides Is a Novel Molecular Recognition Pattern for Mature Dendritic Cell Capture of HIV-1

An accessible sialyllactose moiety on viral membrane gangliosides is shown to be essential for HIV-1 uptake into mature dendritic cells, thereby promoting viral transfer and infection of bystander CD4+ T lymphocytes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Izquierdo-Useros, Nuria, Lorizate, Maier, Contreras, F.-Xabier, Rodriguez-Plata, Maria T., Glass, Bärbel, Erkizia, Itziar, Prado, Julia G., Casas, Josefina, Fabriàs, Gemma, Kräusslich, Hans-Georg, Martinez-Picado, Javier
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335875/