PEPTIDES CORRESPONDING TO A PREDICTIVE ALPHA-HELICAL DOMAIN OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 GP41 ARE POTENT INHIBITORS OF VIRUS-INFECTION
PEPTIDES CORRESPONDING TO A PREDICTIVE ALPHA-HELICAL DOMAIN OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 GP41 ARE POTENT INHIBITORS OF VIRUS-INFECTION
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.21.9770
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发表时间:
1994-10-11
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
MATTHEWS, TJ
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作者:
WILD, CT;SHUGARS, DC;MATTHEWS, TJ
To define the role of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope proteins in virus infection, a series of peptides were synthesized based on various regions of the HIV-1 transmembrane protein gp41. One of these peptides, DP-178, corresponding to a region predictive of alpha-helical secondary structure (residues 643-678 of the HIV-1(LAI) isolate), has been identified as a potent antiviral agent. This peptide consistently blocked 100% of virus-mediated cell-cell fusion at