| Literature DB >> 2470618 |
T Hattori1, A Koito, K Takatsuki, H Kido, N Katunuma.
Abstract
Trypstatin, a new cellular Kunitz-type protease inhibitor purified from rat mast cells, inhibited syncytium formation in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected CCRF-CEM and uninfected Molt-4 clone 8 at a concentration of 1 microM. Anti-rat tongue mast cell tryptase antibodies reacted with Molt-4 clone 8 cells, as determined by Western blot and by immunofluorescence. In addition, the antibody inhibited syncytium formation. These findings along with homologous sequences with trypstatin and a neutralizing epitope of gp120 of HIV-1 suggest that a tryptase-like cellular enzyme(s) is involved in HIV-1 infection.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2470618 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)80429-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124