Fig.1A: Adsorption of HIV to a
T4-Helper Lymphocyte
The HIV envelope gp120 must attach
to both a CD4 molecule and a chemokine receptor on the surface of such cells
as macrophages and T4-helper lymphocytes in order to enter the cell. The gp120
first binds to a CD4 molecule on the plasma membrane of
the host cell.
Illustration of Adsorption of HIV to a T4-Helper Lymphocyte .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2019
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