HIV-1 coreceptor usage prediction without multiple alignments: an application of string kernels

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infects cells by means of ligand-receptor interactions. This lentivirus uses the CD4 receptor in conjunction with a chemokine coreceptor, either CXCR4 or CCR5, to enter a target cell. HIV-1...

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Main Authors: Laviolette François, Marchand Mario, Boisvert Sébastien, Corbeil Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Retrovirology
Online Access:http://www.retrovirology.com/content/5/1/110