V3: HIV's switch-hitter.
The third variable region, V3, of the gp120 surface envelope glycoprotein is an approximately 35-residue-long, frequently glycosylated, highly variable, disulfide-bonded structure that has a major influence on HIV-1 tropism. Thus the sequence of V3, directly or indirectly, can determine which corece...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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2005
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