Transmitted/Founder and Chronic HIV-1 Envelope Proteins Are Distinguished by Differential Utilization of CCR5
Parker ZF, Iyer SS, Wilen CB, Parrish NF, Chikere KC, Lee FH, Didigu CA, Berro R, Klasse PJ, Lee B, Moore JP, Shaw GM, Hahn BH, Doms RW. Transmitted/Founder and Chronic HIV-1 Envelope Proteins Are Distinguished by Differential Utilization of CCR5. Journal Of Virology 2012, 87: 2401-2411. PMID: 23269796, PMCID: PMC3571396, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02964-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCCR5 expression levelsF EnvsTransmitted/FounderHIV-1 envelope proteinCCR5 antagonist maravirocSingle genome amplificationExpression levelsSingle virus variantReplication-competent virusMVC resistanceFounder virusesChronic infectionCCR5 antagonistsT cellsHIV-1CCR5MaravirocControl virusPhysiologic levelsCCR5 conformationsVirus variantsEnvelope glycoproteinEnv proteinEnvInfection