α-Complementation assay for HIV envelope glycoprotein-mediated fusion
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Alpha-complementation assay for HIV envelope glycoprotein-mediated fusion.
The fusion reaction mediated by viral envelope glycoproteins proceeds through an ordered series of conformational changes in the envelope glycoprotein. Fusion inhibitors have been developed that target glycoprotein subunits, arresting the reaction at different points in the process. We report the development of a novel method for detecting viral glycoprotein-mediated fusion that is based on the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0042-6822
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.11.012