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H C Selinka1, A Zibert, E Wimmer.
Abstract
The human poliovirus receptor consists of three extracellular immunoglobulinlike domains, a transmembrane domain, and an intracytoplasmic domain. The amino-terminal variable-type domain (V domain) of the human poliovirus receptor is necessary and sufficient for its function as a viral receptor (H.-C. Selinka, A. Zibert, and E. Wimmer, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:3598-3602, 1991). In this paper, data are presented showing that transfer of the putative poliovirus receptor-binding domain to a truncated receptor for the human immunodeficiency virus results in a functional receptor for poliovirus. After expression in mouse cells, this chimeric protein confers susceptibility to poliovirus. Thus, unlike human immunodeficiency virus, poliovirus can enter mouse cells by way of a truncated CD4 receptor if the specific binding domain for poliovirus is provided.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1312641 PMCID: PMC289051
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103