Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exploits cell surface receptors to attach to and gain
entry into cells. The HIV envelope spike glycoprotein on the surface of virus particles binds …

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

Cells infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) show decreased expression of
the 58-kilodalton T4 (CD4) antigen on their surface. In this study, the effect of HIV infection …

The initial steps in virus infection involve the binding of virions to specific cell surface
receptors. Following the attachment of enveloped viruses, further events lead to membrane …

Although retroviruses were among the earliest viruses discovered, 1, 2 they were linked to
human disease only in the early 1980s, 3–5 with the study of T-cell lines from patients with …

The types of receptors on the surfaces of human and other mammalian cells for 13 C-type
and 7 D-type retrovirus strains were determined by interference to the formation of syncytia …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (LAV, HTLV-III) 1, 2 is aetiologically linked to acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and persistent general lymphadenopathy (PGL) 2–7 …

A common feature in the life cycle of cytocidal retroviruses, including human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), is the accumulation of large amounts of unintegrated …

Masking of host cell receptors following retroviral infection is the basis for the phenomenon
of virus interference. Amphotropic retrovirus vectors were used to express the HIV envelope …

Many neurodegenerative diseases are associated with chronic inflammation in the brain
and periphery giving rise to a continuous imbalance of immune processes. Next to …