A molecular tweezer antagonizes seminal amyloids and HIV infection

A molecular tweezer antagonizes seminal amyloids and HIV infection

Semen is the main vector for HIV transmission and contains amyloid fibrils that enhance viral infection. Available microbicides that target viral components have proven largely ineffective in preventing sexual virus transmission. In this study, we establish that CLR01, a ‘molecular tweezer’ specific...

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Main Authors: Edina Lump, Laura M Castellano, Christoph Meier, Janine Seeliger, Nelli Erwin, Benjamin Sperlich, Christina M Stürzel, Shariq Usmani, Rebecca M Hammond, Jens von Einem, Gisa Gerold, Florian Kreppel, Kenny Bravo-Rodriguez, Thomas Pietschmann, Veronica M Holmes, David Palesch, Onofrio Zirafi, Drew Weissman, Andrea Sowislok, Burkhard Wettig, Christian Heid, Frank Kirchhoff, Tanja Weil, Frank-Gerrit Klärner, Thomas Schrader, Gal Bitan, Elsa Sanchez-Garcia, Roland Winter, James Shorter, Jan Münch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-08-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
HIV
amyloid
molecular tweezer
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/05397

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/05397

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