Dissociation of the trimeric gp41 ectodomain at the lipid-water interface suggests an active role in HIV-1 Env-mediated membrane fusion.
Roche, J., Louis, J.M., Grishaev, A., Ying, J., Bax, A.(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 3425-3430
- PubMed: 24550514 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401397111
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2MK3 - PubMed Abstract: 
The envelope glycoprotein gp41 mediates the process of membrane fusion that enables entry of the HIV-1 virus into the host cell. The actual fusion process involves a switch from a homotrimeric prehairpin intermediate conformation, consisting of paral ...