Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

A mechanism of resistance to HIV-1 entry: Inefficient interactions of CXCR4 with CD4 and gp120 in macrophages

  • Dimiter S. Dimitrov*
  • , David Norwood
  • , Tzanko S. Stantchev
  • , Yanru Feng
  • , Xiaodong Xiao
  • , Christopher C. Broder
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

58 Scopus citations

Abstract

To test the hypothesis that inefficient interactions of CXCR4 with CD4 and gp120 could affect HIV-1 entry, we incubated macrophages, monocytes, and lymphocytes with gp120 and coimmunoprecipitated CD4 by using anti-CXCR4 antibodies. CD4 was efficiently coimmunoprecipitated in lymphocytes and monocytes but not in macrophages. Overexpression of CD4 in macrophages resulted in detection of CD4-CXCR4 and gp120-CD4-CXCR4 complexes in parallel with the restoration of macrophage fusion susceptibility. These results suggest a mechanism of resistance to entry of some X4 HIV-1 strains into macrophages and a method for dissection of the initial stages of HIV entry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalVirology
Volume259
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 1999

Keywords

  • CD4
  • CXCR4
  • Chemokine receptors
  • Coreceptors
  • Envelope glycoprotein
  • HIV-1
  • Membrane fusion

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A mechanism of resistance to HIV-1 entry: Inefficient interactions of CXCR4 with CD4 and gp120 in macrophages'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this