Use of murine CXCR-4 as a second receptor by some T-cell-tropic human immunodeficiency viruses

Cristina Parolin, Alessandra Borsetti, Hyeryun Choe, Michael Farzan, Peter Kolchinsky, Michael Heesen, Qing Ma, Craig Gerard, Giorgio Palu, Martin E. Dorf, Timothy Springer, Joseph Sodroski

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Abstract

The human CXCR-4 molecule serves as a second receptor for primary, T- cell-tropic, and laboratory-adapted human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV- 1) isolates. Here we show that murine CXCR-4 can support the entry of some of these HIV-1 isolates. Differences between mouse and human CXCR-4 in the ability to function as an HIV-1 receptor are determined by sequences in the second extracellular loop of the CXCR-4 protein.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1652-1656
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Virology
Volume72
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Insect Science
  • Virology

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