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. 1996 May 10;272(5263):872-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.272.5263.872.

HIV-1 entry cofactor: functional cDNA cloning of a seven-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptor

Y Feng  1 , C C Broder, P E Kennedy, E A Berger
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HIV-1 entry cofactor: functional cDNA cloning of a seven-transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptor

Y Feng et al. Science. .

Abstract

A cofactor for HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus-type 1) fusion and entry was identified with the use of a novel functional complementary DNA (cDNA) cloning strategy. This protein, designated "fusin," is a putative G protein-coupled receptor with seven transmembrane segments. Recombinant fusin enabled CD4-expressing nonhuman cell types to support HIV-1 Env-mediated cell fusion and HIV-1 infection. Antibodies to fusin blocked cell fusion and infection with normal CD4-positive human target cells. Fusin messenger RNA levels correlated with HIV-1 permissiveness in diverse human cell types. Fusin acted preferentially for T cell line-tropic isolates, in comparison to its activity with macrophagetropic HIV-1 isolates.

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  • Likely HIV cofactor found.
    Cohen J. Cohen J. Science. 1996 May 10;272(5263):809-10. doi: 10.1126/science.272.5263.809. Science. 1996. PMID: 8629006 No abstract available.

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