Putative α-helical structures in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu protein and CD4 are involved in binding and degradation of the CD4 molecule

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 4452-4460

  Tiganos, Evangelos ^a   Yao, Xiao Jian ^a   Friborg, Jacques ^a   Daniel, Nash ^a   Cohen, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VPU PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030962174     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.6.4452-4460.1997     Document Type: Article

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