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Kinetics of soluble CD4 binding to cells expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein.

Section on Membrane Structure and Function, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

ABSTRACT

The high-affinity interaction between the envelope glycoprotein (gp120-gp41) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and its receptor, CD4, is important for viral entry into cells and therapeutical approaches based on the soluble form of CD4 (sCD4). Using flow cytometry, we studied the kinetics of binding of sCD4 to gp120-gp41 expressed on the cell surface. sCD4 binding was dependent on sCD4 concentration and temperature and exhibited bimolecular reaction kinetics. Binding was very slow at low sCD4 concentrations (below 0.2 micrograms/ml) and low temperatures (below 13 degrees C) but increased sharply with increasing temperature. The rate constant for association at 37 degrees C (1.5 x 10(5) M-1 s-1) was 14-fold higher than at 4 degrees C, but the affinity of sCD4 to membrane-bound gp120-gp41 was not significantly affected. The activation energy at higher temperatures (28 to 37 degrees C) was less than at lower temperatures (4 to 13 degrees C). After long periods of incubation, we observed a decrease of surface-bound sCD4 and gp120, even at low temperatures, which was attributed to sCD4-induced shedding of gp120. The rate of gp120 shedding was much lower than the rate of sCD4 binding and was dependent on sCD4 concentration and temperature. The finding that sCD4 binding is slow, especially at low sCD4 concentrations, can be of critical importance for efficient blocking of viral infection by sCD4 and should be considered when designing new protocols in the therapy of AIDS patients.

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