Molecular mechanism of HIV-1 entry

B Chen - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein [Env; trimeric (gp160) 3 cleaved to (gp120/gp41) 3] attaches
the virion to a susceptible cell and induces fusion of viral and cell membranes to initiate …

Chemokine receptors as HIV-1 coreceptors: roles in viral entry, tropism, and disease

EA Berger, PM Murphy, JM Farber - Annual review of …, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In addition to CD4, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) requires a coreceptor
for entry into target cells. The chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CCR5, members of the G …

Effects of CCR5 and CD4 cell surface concentrations on infections by macrophagetropic isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1

EJ Platt, K Wehrly, SE Kuhmann, B Chesebro… - Journal of …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
It has been proposed that changes in cell surface concentrations of coreceptors may control
infections by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), but the mechanisms of …

Structural basis of coreceptor recognition by HIV-1 envelope spike

MM Shaik, H Peng, J Lu, S Rits-Volloch, C Xu, M Liao… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env), which consists of trimeric (gp160) 3 cleaved to
(gp120 and gp41) 3, interacts with the primary receptor CD4 and a coreceptor (such as …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of CC chemokine receptor 5 with a potent chemokine antagonist reveals mechanisms of chemokine recognition and molecular mimicry by HIV

Y Zheng, GW Han, R Abagyan, B Wu, RC Stevens… - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
CCR5 is the primary chemokine receptor utilized by HIV to infect leukocytes, whereas CCR5
ligands inhibit infection by blocking CCR5 engagement with HIV gp120. To guide the design …

Structures of the CCR5 N terminus and of a tyrosine-sulfated antibody with HIV-1 gp120 and CD4

C Huang, SN Lam, P Acharya, M Tang, SH Xiang… - Science, 2007 - science.org
The CCR5 co-receptor binds to the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein and facilitates HIV-1
entry into cells. Its N terminus is tyrosine-sulfated, as are many antibodies that react with the …

Molecular mechanisms of HIV entry

CB Wilen, JC Tilton, RW Doms - Viral molecular machines, 2011 - Springer
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) entry is a complex and intricate process that facilitates
delivery of the viral genome to the host cell. The only viral surface protein, Envelope (Env), is …

A binding pocket for a small molecule inhibitor of HIV-1 entry within the transmembrane helices of CCR5

T Dragic, A Trkola, DAD Thompson… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - National Acad Sciences
HIV-1 entry into CD4+ cells requires the sequential interactions of the viral envelope
glycoproteins with CD4 and a coreceptor such as the chemokine receptors CCR5 and …

Structural basis of tyrosine sulfation and VH-gene usage in antibodies that recognize the HIV type 1 coreceptor-binding site on gp120

C Huang, M Venturi, S Majeed… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
The conserved surface of the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein that binds to the HIV-1
coreceptor is protected from humoral recognition by multiple layers of camouflage. Here we …

New developments in anti-HIV chemotherapy

E Clercq - Current medicinal chemistry, 2001 - ingentaconnect.com
Virtually all the compounds that are currently used, or under advanced clinical trial, for the
treatment of HIV infections, belong to one of the following classes:(i) nucleoside/nucleotide …