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Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1.

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Hwang, SS; Boyle, TJ; Lyerly, HK; Cullen, BR
Published in: Science
July 5, 1991

Cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage are targets for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection in vivo. However, many laboratory strains of HIV-1 that efficiently infect transformed T cell lines replicate poorly in macrophages. A 20-amino acid sequence from the macrophage-tropic BaL isolate of HIV-1 was sufficient to confer macrophage tropism on HTLV-IIIB, a T cell line--tropic isolate. This small sequence element is in the V3 loop, the envelope domain that is the principal neutralizing determinant of HIV-1. Thus, the V3 loop not only serves as a target of the host immune response but is also pivotal in determining HIV-1 tissue tropism.

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Science

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ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

July 5, 1991

Volume

253

Issue

5015

Start / End Page

71 / 74

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Proviruses
  • Mutation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Haplorhini
  • HIV-1
  • Genes, env
  • General Science & Technology
 

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Hwang, S. S., Boyle, T. J., Lyerly, H. K., & Cullen, B. R. (1991). Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1. Science, 253(5015), 71–74. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1905842
Hwang, S. S., T. J. Boyle, H. K. Lyerly, and B. R. Cullen. “Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1.Science 253, no. 5015 (July 5, 1991): 71–74. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1905842.
Hwang SS, Boyle TJ, Lyerly HK, Cullen BR. Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1. Science. 1991 Jul 5;253(5015):71–4.
Hwang, S. S., et al. “Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1.Science, vol. 253, no. 5015, July 1991, pp. 71–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1126/science.1905842.
Hwang SS, Boyle TJ, Lyerly HK, Cullen BR. Identification of the envelope V3 loop as the primary determinant of cell tropism in HIV-1. Science. 1991 Jul 5;253(5015):71–74.
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Published In

Science

DOI

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

July 5, 1991

Volume

253

Issue

5015

Start / End Page

71 / 74

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Proviruses
  • Mutation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Haplorhini
  • HIV-1
  • Genes, env
  • General Science & Technology