Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein oligomerization requires the gp41 amphipathic α-helical/leucine zipper-like sequence

Journal of Virology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 2041-2049

  Poumbourios, Pantelis ^a   Wilson, Kirilee A ^a   Center, Rob J ^a   El Ahmar, Walid ^a   Kemp, Bruce E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 160; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HYDROPHOBICITY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SYNCYTIUM;

EID: 0031058386     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.3.2041-2049.1997     Document Type: Article

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