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J. Virol., Sep 1997, 6296-6304, Vol 71, No. 9
CM Hill, H Deng, D Unutmaz, VN Kewalramani, L Bastiani, MK Gorny, S Zolla- Pazner and DR Littman
Several members of the chemokine receptor family have recently been
identified as coreceptors, with CD4, for entry of human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1) into target cells. In this report, we show that the
envelope glycoproteins of several strains of HIV-2 and simian
immunodeficiency virus (SIV) employ the same chemokine receptors for
infection. Envelope glycoproteins from HIV-2 use CCR5 or CXCR4, while those
from several strains of SIV use CCR5. Our data indicate also that some
viral envelopes can use more than one coreceptor for entry and suggest that
some of these coreceptors remain to be identified. To further understand
how different envelope molecules use CCR5 as an entry cofactor, we show
that soluble purified envelope glycoproteins (SU component) from
CCR5-tropic HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV can compete for binding of iodinated
chemokine to CCR5. The competition is dependent on binding of the SU
glycoprotein to cell surface CD4 and implies a direct interaction between
envelope glycoproteins and CCR5. This interaction is specific since it is
not observed with SU glycoprotein from a CXCR4-tropic virus or with a
chemokine receptor that is not competent for viral entry (CCR1). For HIV-1,
the interaction can be inhibited by antibodies specific for the V3 loop of
SU. Soluble CD4 was found to potentiate binding of the HIV-2 ST and
SIVmac239 envelope glycoproteins to CCR5, suggesting that a CD4- induced
conformational change in SU is required for subsequent binding to CCR5.
These data suggest a common fundamental mechanism by which structurally
diverse HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV envelope glycoproteins interact with CD4 and
CCR5 to mediate viral entry.
Copyright © 1997, American Society for Microbiology
Envelope glycoproteins from human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 and simian immunodeficiency virus can use human CCR5 as a coreceptor for viral entry and make direct CD4-dependent interactions with this chemokine receptor
Skirball Institute of BioMolecular Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
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