Striking HIV-1 Entry by Targeting HIV-1 gp41. But, Where Should We Target?

HIV-1 gp41 facilitates the viral fusion through a conformational switch involving the association of three C-terminal helices along the conserved hydrophobic grooves of three N-terminal helices coiled-coil. The control of these structural rearrangements is thought to be central to HIV-1 entry and, t...

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Main Authors: Cátia Teixeira, Florent Barbault, Thierry Couesnon, José R B Gomes, Paula Gomes, François Maurel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4718650?pdf=render