The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 play an important role as coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 （HIV-1） entring into cells. HIV-1 isolates can be distinguished by the chemokine coreceptors. Nons...The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 play an important role as coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 （HIV-1） entring into cells. HIV-1 isolates can be distinguished by the chemokine coreceptors. Nonsyncytium inducing （NSI）, macrophage tropic viruses utilizing CCR5, are called R5 viruses; syncytium inducing （SI） isolates use CXCR4 and known as X4 viruses. R5 viruses generally are associated with latent stage of infection and X4 viruses with later,展开更多
基金This study was supported by the grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of People's Republic of China(No.2005CB523103 and No.2005CB522903)the US NIH grants(No.U19AIS1915-03)
文摘The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 play an important role as coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 （HIV-1） entring into cells. HIV-1 isolates can be distinguished by the chemokine coreceptors. Nonsyncytium inducing （NSI）, macrophage tropic viruses utilizing CCR5, are called R5 viruses; syncytium inducing （SI） isolates use CXCR4 and known as X4 viruses. R5 viruses generally are associated with latent stage of infection and X4 viruses with later,
