Short synthetic peptides derived from viral proteins compete with HIV gp120 for the binding to CD4 receptors

Viral Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 547-554

  Chersi, A ^a   Pugliese, O ^b   Federico, A ^a   Viora, M ^b  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CD4 ANTIGEN; CYSTEINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; OKT 4; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOID CELL; MONOCYTE; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS ENVELOPE; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0034500447     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2000.13.547     Document Type: Article

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