HIV-1 binds host CD4+ T cells via its gp120 envelope glycoprotein that undergoes changes to allow ‘opening’ of the envelope trimer, exposure of gp41 and binding to the CCR5 co-receptor. Compound 18A inhibits HIV-1 infection by blocking some of these conformational changes.
- Alon Herschhorn
- Christopher Gu
- Joseph G Sodroski