Conformational alterations in the CD4 binding cavity of HIV-1 gp120 influencing gp120-CD4 interactions and fusogenicity of HIV-1 envelopes derived from brain and other tissues

Background: CD4-binding site (CD4bs) alterations in gp120 contribute to HIV-1 envelope (Env) mediated fusogenicity and the ability of gp120 to utilize low levels of cell-surface CD4. In a recent study, we constructed three-dimensional models of gp120 to illustrate CD4bs conformations associated with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gray, L., Sterjovski, J., Ramsland, Paul, Churchill, M., Gorry, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40926