title: Human immunodeficiency virus strains differ in their ability to infect CD4+ cells expressing the rat homolog of CXCR-4 (fusin).
abstract: A clade B strain of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1(LAI)) could infect CD4+ cells expressing human CXCR-4 (fusin) or its rat homolog with similar efficacy. By contrast, cells expressing rat CXCR-4 were not permissive to HIV-1(NDK) (clade D), HIV-2(ROD), or HIV-1(LAI) with chimeric envelope protein gp120 bearing the V3 domain from HIV-1(NDK). The reciprocal chimeric gp120 (HIV-1(NDK) with V3 from HIV-1(LAI)) could mediate infection of cells expressing either human or rat CXCR-4. Genetically divergent HIV strains have different requirements for interaction with the CXCR-4 coreceptor, and the gp120 V3 domain seems to be involved in this interaction.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U.332, Institut Cochin de Génetique Moleculaire, Paris, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pleskoff
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sol
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Labrosse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alizon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24 / Q000032:analysis; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4; D015728:Receptors, HIV / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016655:HIV Core Protein p24; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C059762:HIV envelope protein gp120 (305-321); D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4; D015728:Receptors, HIV; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins