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J Virol, June 1998, p. 5251-5255, Vol. 72, No. 6
Department of Pharmacology and Molecular
Sciences,
Received 23 October 1997/Accepted 3 March 1998
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope binds CD4 and a
chemokine receptor in sequence, releasing hydrophobic viral gp41 residues into the target membrane. HIV entry required actin-dependent concentration of coreceptors, which could be disrupted by cytochalasin D (CytoD) without an effect on cell viability or mitosis. Pretreatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, but not virus, inhibited entry
and infection. Immunofluorescent confocal microscopy of activated cells
revealed CD4 and CXCR4 in nonoverlapping patterns. Addition of gp120
caused polarized cocapping of both molecules with subsequent pseudopod
formation, while CytoD pretreatment blocked these membrane changes
completely.
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Actin-Dependent Receptor Colocalization Required
for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Entry into Host Cells
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Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205. Phone: (410)
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J Virol, June 1998, p. 5251-5255, Vol. 72, No. 6
0022-538X/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
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