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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
The octapeptide sequence of peptide T is contained within the envelope of HIV and seems to mediate the viral binding to CD4 expressing cells, including monocytes. The biological activity of the alpha-aminobutyric acid pentapeptide derived from the C-terminal sequence of peptide T, in which the polar side chain of threonine in position 4 is substituted by a hydrophilic group, is measured by the monocyte chemotaxis assay. The chemotactic activity of human monocytes is assessed by determining the concentration at which the pentapeptide analog is maximally active and the effectiveness at that concentration, in comparison with peptide T and two shorter homologs, the pentapeptide and tetrapeptide. These experiments suggest that the synthetic analog is a potent chemotactic factor active at picomolar concentrations and that it competes with peptide T for the monocyte binding site.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0360-3997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Chemotactic response of human monocytes to pentapeptide analog derived from immunodeficiency virus protein gp 120.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't