The Polar Region of the HIV-1 Envelope Protein Determines Viral Fusion and Infectivity by Stabilizing the gp120-gp41 Association
Lu W, Chen S, Yu J, Behrens R, Wiggins J, Sherer N, Liu S, Xiong Y, Xiang S, Wu L. The Polar Region of the HIV-1 Envelope Protein Determines Viral Fusion and Infectivity by Stabilizing the gp120-gp41 Association. Journal Of Virology 2019, 93: 10.1128/jvi.02128-18. PMID: 30651369, PMCID: PMC6430531, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02128-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 fusionHIV-1 infectivityPR mutationsHIV-1 membrane fusionViral entryHIV-1 Env precursorEnv trimersMembrane fusionHIV-1 envelope proteinHIV-1 isolatesViral fusionHIV-1 Env trimersHIV-1 EnvGp120-gp41 associationTransmembrane unitViral envelope glycoproteinsHIV-1Cell-cell fusionViral fusogenicityPolar amino acidsEnv expressionVirus bindingEnvelope glycoproteinFusion inhibitorsTarget cells