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Role of the Carbohydrate-Binding Sites of Griffithsin in the Prevention of DC-SIGN-Mediated Capture and Transmission of HIV-1

BACKGROUND: The glycan-targeting C-type DC-SIGN lectin receptor is implicated in the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by binding the virus and transferring the captured HIV-1 to CD4(+) T lymphocytes. Carbohydrate binding agents (CBAs) have been reported to block HIV-1 infection...

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Autores principales: Hoorelbeke, Bart, Xue, Jie, LiWang, Patricia J., Balzarini, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23741304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064132