HIV Coreceptor Usage and Drug Treatment
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ROLAND R. REGOES; SEBASTIAN BONHOEFFER
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Article
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2002
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects a wide range of human cells. Cell entry is mediated through the CD4 receptor and a variety of coreceptors, most importantly the chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4. Some antiretroviral agents selectively inhibit different HIV phenotypes depending on thei