Biophysical Characterization of gp41 Aggregates Suggests a Model for the Molecular Mechanism of HIV-associated Neurological Damage and Dementia*
Caffrey M, Braddock D, Louis J, Abu-Asab M, Kingma D, Liotta L, Tsokos M, Tresser N, Pannell L, Watts N, Steven A, Simon M, Stahl S, Wingfield P, Clore G. Biophysical Characterization of gp41 Aggregates Suggests a Model for the Molecular Mechanism of HIV-associated Neurological Damage and Dementia*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 19877-19882. PMID: 10747981, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001036200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS Dementia ComplexBrainBrain DiseasesChromatography, GelEndopeptidasesExtracellular SpaceHIV Envelope Protein gp41HIV SeropositivityHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationImmunohistochemistryMembrane GlycoproteinsMicroscopy, ElectronProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRetroviridae ProteinsConceptsNeurological damageBrains of HIVHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusEnvelope protein gp41HIVBrain tissueDementiaHigh molecular weight formExtracellular aggregatesMolecular weight formsSimian immunodeficiency virus gp41Gp41Molecular mechanismsWeight formsHIV gp41HIV envelope protein gp41Extracellular ectodomainBiochemical methodsDamagePatientsImmunohistochemistryHigh molecular weight aggregatesBrain