V3 loop sequence space analysis suggests different evolutionary patterns of CCR5- and CXCR4-tropic HIV.

The V3 loop of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is critical for coreceptor binding and is the main determinant of which of the cellular coreceptors, CCR5 or CXCR4, the virus uses for cell entry. The aim of this study is to provide a large-scale data driven analysis of HIV-1 coreceptor usa...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Bozek, Alexander Thielen, Saleta Sierra, Rolf Kaiser, Thomas Lengauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2754612?pdf=render