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SUBMITTER: Mauro N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5027566 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160919
The initial steps of viral infections are mediated by interactions between viral proteins and cellular receptors. Blocking the latter with high-affinity ligands may inhibit infection. DC-SIGN, a C-type lectin receptor expressed by immature dendritic cells and macrophages, mediates human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by recognizing mannose clusters on the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein. Mannosylated glycodendrimers act as HIV entry inhibitors thanks to their ability to block this rece ...[more]