| Literature DB >> 9287219 |
D Fass1, R A Davey, C A Hamson, P S Kim, J M Cunningham, J M Berger.
Abstract
An essential step in retrovirus infection is the binding of the virus to its receptor on a target cell. The structure of the receptor-binding domain of the envelope glycoprotein from Friend murine leukemia virus was determined to 2.0 angstrom resolution by x-ray crystallography. The core of the domain is an antiparallel beta sandwich, with two interstrand loops forming a helical subdomain atop the sandwich. The residues in the helical region, but not in the beta sandwich, are highly variable among mammalian C-type retroviruses with distinct tropisms, indicating that the helical subdomain determines the receptor specificity of the virus.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9287219 DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5332.1662
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728