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J. Exp. Med.,
Volume 186, Number 10, November 17, 1997 1793-1798
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From the * Division of Molecular Pathogenesis, Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, Infection with HIV-1 requires expression of CD4 and the chemokine receptors CXCR4 or
CCR5 at the target cell surface. Engagement of these receptors by the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein is essential for membrane fusion, but may additionally activate intracellular signaling
pathways. In this study, we demonstrate that chemokines and HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins
from both T-tropic and macrophage-tropic strains rapidly induce tyrosine phosphorylation of
the protein tyrosine kinase Pyk2. The response requires CXCR4 and CCR5 to be accessible
on the cell surface. The results presented here provide the first evidence for activation of an intracellular signaling event that can initiate multiple signaling pathways as a consequence of contact between HIV-1 and chemokine receptors.
Howard
Hughes Medical Institute, and § Department of Pharmacology, New York University Medical Center,
New York 10016;
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892; and ¶ Gryphon Sciences, South San Francisco, California 94080
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