C1q is the first subcomponent of the classical pathway of the complement system and a
major connecting link between innate and acquired immunity. As a versatile charge pattern …

The envelope glycoprotein complex of replication competent retroviruses is comprised of
two polypeptides, an external, glycosylated, hydrophilic polypeptide (SU) and a membrane …

Peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) or with signs or symptoms that frequently precede AIDS (pre-AIDS) were grown in …

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by opportunistic infections
and by 'opportunistic neoplasms'(for example, Kaposi's sarcoma) 1. Persistent generalized …

A cell system was developed for the reproducible detection of human T-lymphotropic
retroviruses (HTLV family) from patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …

The isolation of clones encoding the human surface protein T4, and the expression of the T4
gene in new cellular environments, have enabled us to examine the role of this protein in the …

The complete nucleotide sequence of two human T-cell leukaemia type III (HTLV-III) proviral
DNAs each have four long open reading frames, the first two corresponding to the gag and …

Cell contact is required for efficient transmission of human T cell leukemia virus–type 1
(HTLV-I) between cells and between individuals, because naturally infected lymphocytes …

We describe experimental investigations of the structure of two-dimensional spherical
crystals. The crystals, formed by beads self-assembled on water droplets in oil, serve as …

Formation of syncytia, with progression to cell death, is a characteristic feature of in vitro
cultures of susceptible cells infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type …