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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 407, Issue 2, Pages 301-306Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.03.006
Keywords
Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Entry inhibitor; Soluble CD4 (sCD4); gp120; Neutralizing antibody
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- National Institutes of Health [HL64560, RR13601]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30900340]
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Soluble CD4 (sCD4), anti-CD4 antibody, and anti-gp120 antibody have long been regarded as entry inhibitors in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) therapy. However, the interactions between these HIV entry inhibitors and corresponding target molecules are still poorly understood. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was utilized to investigate the interaction forces among them. We found that the unbinding forces of sCD4-gp120 interaction, CD4 antigen-antibody interaction, and gp120 antigen-antibody interaction were 25.45 +/- 20.46, 51.22 +/- 34.64, and 89.87 +/- 44.63 pN, respectively, which may provide important mechanical information for understanding the effects of viral entry inhibitors on HIV infection. Moreover, we found that the functionalization of an interaction pair on AFM tip or substrate significantly influenced the results, implying that we must perform AFM force measurement and analyze the data with more caution. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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