Dual conformations for the HIV-1 gp120 V3 loop in complexes with different neutralizing fabs.
Stanfield, R., Cabezas, E., Satterthwait, A., Stura, E., Profy, A., Wilson, I.(1999) Structure 7: 131-142
- PubMed: 10368281 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80020-3
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1F58, 2F58, 3F58 - PubMed Abstract: 
The third hypervariable (V3) loop of HIV-1 gp120 has been termed the principal neutralizing determinant (PND) of the virus and is involved in many aspects of virus infectivity. The V3 loop is required for viral entry into the cell via membrane fusion and is believed to interact with cell surface chemokine receptors on T cells and macrophages ...