HIV-1 gp41 ectodomain enhances Cryptococcus neoformans binding to HBMEC

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 356, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 899-905

  Jong, Ambrose Y ^a   Wu, Chu Hua ^a   Jiang, Shibo ^b   Feng, Luo ^a   Chen, Han Min ^c   Huang, Sheng He ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Brain endothelial cells; Cryptococcus neoformans; HIV 1 gp41; Membrane ruffling

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 41; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISULFIDE BOND; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP41; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALIA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 34047103969     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.100     Document Type: Article

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