The development of the emerging field of 'paleovirology'allows biologists to reconstruct the
evolutionary history of fossil endogenous retroviral sequences integrated within the genome …

HIV infection progressively weakens the immune system by infecting and destroying cells
involved in host defense. Viral infection symptoms are generated and aggravated as …

While HIV kills most of the cells it infects, a small number of infected cells survive and
become latent viral reservoirs, posing a significant barrier to HIV eradication. However, the …

The plasma membrane protects the cell from its surroundings and regulates cellular
communication, homing, and metabolism. Not surprisingly, the composition of this …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is characterized by progressive
depletion of CD4+ T lymphocytes and dysfunction of the immune system. The numbers of …

Cell–cell fusion is a fundamental and complex process that occurs during reproduction,
organ and tissue growth, cancer metastasis, immune response, and infection. All enveloped …

Infection by human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) is associated with a progressive
decrease in CD4 T-cell numbers and the consequent collapse of host immune defenses …

Membrane fusion underlies such important biological processes as virus entry into host
cells, intracellular protein trafficking, fertilization, formation of muscle fibres and bone …

The incidence of Leishmania/HIV co-infection is growing and few studies detail the cellular
processes and macromolecules participating in co-infection. Thus, the goal of this study was …

The crown region of the V3 loop in HIV-1 that contains the conserved amino acid sequence
GPGR/G is known as the principal neutralizing determinant due to the extraordinary ability of …