Complementation of diverse HIV-1 Env defects through cooperative subunit interactions: a general property of the functional trimer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The HIV-1 Env glycoprotein mediates virus entry by catalyzing direct fusion between the virion membrane and the target cell plasma membrane. Env is composed of two subunits: gp120, which binds to CD4 and the coreceptor, and gp41, whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
| Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/75 |