Rational Engineering of a Sub-Picomolar HIV-1 Blocker

With the aim of rationally devising a refined and potent HIV-1 blocker, the cDNA of CCL5 5p12 5m, an extremely potent CCR5 antagonist, was fused to that of C37, a gp41-targeted fusion inhibitor. The resulting CCL5 5p12 5m-C37 fusion protein was expressed in <i>E. coli</i> and proved to b...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Secchi, Luca Vangelista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/11/2415