Structure of HIV-1 gp120 with gp41-interactive region reveals layered envelope architecture and basis of conformational mobility.
Pancera, M., Majeed, S., Ban, Y.E., Chen, L., Huang, C.C., Kong, L., Kwon, Y.D., Stuckey, J., Zhou, T., Robinson, J.E., Schief, W.R., Sodroski, J., Wyatt, R., Kwong, P.D.(2010) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107: 1166-1171
- PubMed: 20080564 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911004107
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3JWO, 3JWD - PubMed Abstract: 
The viral spike of HIV-1 is composed of three gp120 envelope glycoproteins attached noncovalently to three gp41 transmembrane molecules. Viral entry is initiated by binding to the CD4 receptor on the cell surface, which induces large conformational chang ...