Full Description
An analysis of HIV and membrane receptors. Issues covered include: virus evolution and structure; HIV receptors; HIV-1 tropism and pathogenesis; and biomedical implications.
Contents
Virus evolution and structure; receptors and virus infections; HIV; the HIV envelope glycoprotein; HIV receptors; the fusion co-factors/co-receptors; the HIV-1 co-receptors - identification, biological function and structure; receptor-mediated HIV entry; HIV-1 tropism and pathogenesis; biomedical implications.