Verotoxin A Subunit Protects Lymphocytes and T Cell Lines against X4 HIV Infection in Vitro

Our previous genetic, pharmacological and analogue protection studies identified the glycosphingolipid, Gb3 (globotriaosylceramide, Pk blood group antigen) as a natural resistance factor for HIV infection. Gb3 is a B cell marker (CD77), but a fraction of activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells...

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Main Authors: Pei Lin Shi, Beth Binnington, Darinka Sakac, Yulia Katsman, Stephanie Ramkumar, Jean Gariepy, Minji Kim, Donald R. Branch, Clifford Lingwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/4/12/1517