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GLYCOPROTEIN 41 [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A glycoprotein from HIV's outside envelope that complexes with gp120 to form the mechanism enabling HIV to latch onto and enter cells.

OBS

(Gp stands for glycoprotein - the proteins are linked to sugars - and the number refers to the mass of the protein, in thousands of daltons).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Le génome viral du VIH comprend 3 gènes principaux soit le gag, le pol et l'env. Les glycoprotéines 120 et gp41 sont codées par le gène env tandis que le gène gag code les protéines du noyau [core proteins] telles les p55, p40, p24, p17 et p7; le gène pol code les protéines p66 et p51 (transcriptase inverse), p11 (protéase), et p32 (intégrase).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Glucoproteína que se encuentra en la envoltura del VIH y que con la Gp-120 constituye el mecanismo por el cual el virus puede adherirse, facilitando la fusión de la membrana viral con la celular para lograr penetrar la célula.

Key term(s)
  • Gp-41
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