The conserved glycine-rich segment linking the N-terminal fusion peptide to the coiled coil of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 transmembrane glycoprotein gp21 is a determinant of membrane fusion function

Journal of Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4533-4539

  Wilson, Kirilee A ^a,d   Bär, Séverine ^b   Maerz, Anne L ^a   Alizon, Marc ^a,b   Poumbourios, Pantelis ^a,c  

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

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLYCINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 21; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHIONINE; PROLINE; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; MEMBRANE FUSION; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RETROVIRIDAE PROTEINS, ONCOGENIC;

EID: 15244360533     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.7.4533-4539.2005     Document Type: Article

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