Chemokine receptors and HIV-1: an attractive pair?
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A study proposes that receptor recognition can initiate the conformational changes leading to membrane fusion for the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). It is therefore important to analyze the virus-receptor interaction to shed light on HIV-1 entry. The identification of several members of the chemokine receptor family as coreceptors required for HIV-1 infection is expected to have profound implications on HIV-1 pathogenesis research, therapeutics and small animal models development, and natural resistance to infection studies.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1996
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Spatially restricted activation of the SAX receptor by SCW modulates DPP/TKV signaling in Drosophila dorsal-ventral patterning
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Two TGFbeta ligands called DPP and SCW and two type I TGFbeta receptors called TKV and SAX are required in the dorsal-ventral (DV) process that patterns the embryonic ectoderm of Drosophila. TKV and SCW mediate DPP and TKV signaling activities, respectively. In addition, a negative regulator of the DV patterning called SOG, selectively inhibits SCW action. The interactions among these components as determined by mRNA injection assays are discussed.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1998
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