Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope binds CD4 and a chemokine receptor in sequence, releasing hydrophobic vital gp41 residues into the target membrane. HIV entry required actin-dependent concentration of coreceptors, which could be disrupted by cytochalasin D (CytoD) without an effect on cell viability or mitosis. Pretreatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, but not virus, inhibited entry and infection. Immunofluorescent confocal microscopy of activated cells revealed CD4 and CXCR4 in nonoverlapping patterns. Addition of gp120 caused polarized cocapping of both molecules with subsequent pseudopod formation, while CytoD pretreatment blocked these membrane changes completely.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5251-5255 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Virology |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology