Scientists Get a Closer Look at HIV's Co-Receptor

Scientists have now managed to get a better look at one of the two co-receptors that HIV uses to break through the immune system, a new study revealed. Their insights could lead to better HIV drugs. CCR5, a receptor on the surface of human cells, is one of two main entry points the HIV virus uses to initiate its attack on the human immune system; by binding to it, an HIV protein can fuse to the cell membrane beneath, ultimately digging its way inside the cell. The ...

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