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Interaction of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) glycans with lectins of the human immune system
Ist Teil von
Current protein & peptide science, 2006-08, Vol.7 (4), p.317
Ort / Verlag
United Arab Emirates
Erscheinungsjahr
2006
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Approximately half of the molecular mass of gp120, the receptor-binding envelope protein of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), consists of N-linked glycans. Nearly half of these glycans are of the high mannose type. These high mannose glycans furnish a rich forest of mannose residues on the virus surface making HIV a prime target for interaction with mannose-specific lectins of the immune system. This review focuses on the known interactions between gp120 and immune system lectins some of which HIV appears to exploit. The effect of variation in glycosylation of gp120, especially with respect to clades of HIV, on binding of immune system lectins is highlighted.