X-ray crystallographic structure of the gp 120 core coupled with mutagenesis analyses reveal details of receptor interactions and multiple layers of immune evasion. The surface of the human ...

What about viruses? Would you consider them living or nonliving? Let’s look closely at the life cycle of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – the virus that causes AIDS – to find out. This ...

Caption: Structure of a HIV capsid (Left) Central slice view of a HIV virus-like particle with pore-forming toxin on the membrane (Middle) Atomic model of a HIV capsid (Right) Density map of HIV ...

Researchers knew, for instance, that HIV wraps its core viral components in a lipid envelope formed from the host plasma membrane. However, they were uncertain about how HIV controls the remodeling of ...

During HIV infection, the virus accumulates and then hunkers down in the lymphatic system, making it difficult to treat. Research published Tuesday (December 3) in eLife shows how the HIV-1 virus ...

This image shows the replication cycle of HIV/SIV. The virus replicates in the body's own CD4+ T helper cells. In doing so, it introduces its own genetic information into the DNA of the host cell.