Transmembranprotein i HIV-höljet som kodas av virusets env-gen. Det har molekylvikten 41 kD och är glykosylerat. N-terminalen på gp41 antas vara inblandad i cellfusion med T4-lymfocyters CD4-antigener, vilket leder till syncytiumbildning. Gp41 är det HIV-antigen som oftast påvisas i immunoblottester.
Transmembrane envelope protein of the HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS which is encoded by the HIV env gene. It has a molecular weight of 41,000 and is glycosylated. The N-terminal part of gp41 is thought to be involved in CELL FUSION with the CD4 ANTIGENS of T4 LYMPHOCYTES, leading to syncytial formation. Gp41 is one of the most common HIV antigens detected by IMMUNOBLOTTING.
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gp41(HIV) — gp41 Envelope Protein, HIV — HTLV-III gp41 — HIV Transmembrane Protein gp41 — env Protein gp41, HIV — Envelope Protein gp41, HIV