2. Academic Validation
  3. HIV-1 entry into CD4+ cells is mediated by the chemokine receptor CC-CKR-5

HIV-1 entry into CD4+ cells is mediated by the chemokine receptor CC-CKR-5

  • Nature. 1996 Jun 20;381(6584):667-73. doi: 10.1038/381667a0.
T Dragic 1,  V Litwin,  G P Allaway,  S R Martin,  Y Huang,  K A Nagashima,  C Cayanan,  P J Maddon,  R A Koup,  J P Moore,  W A Paxton
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, The Rockefeller University, New York 10016, USA.
PMID: 8649512 DOI: 10.1038/381667a0
Abstract

The beta-chemokines MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta and RANTES inhibit Infection of CD4+ T cells by primary, non-syncytium-inducing (NSI) HIV-1 strains at the virus entry stage, and also block env-mediated cell-cell membrane fusion. CD4+ T cells from some HIV-1-exposed uninfected individuals cannot fuse with NSI HIV-1 strains and secrete high levels of beta-chemokines. Expression of the beta-chemokine receptor CC-CKR-5 in CD4+, non-permissive human and non-human cells renders them susceptible to Infection by NSI strains, and allows env-mediated membrane fusion. CC-CKR-5 is a second receptor for NSI primary viruses.

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