Fig. 3.


(A) Effect on gp120-sCD4 binding, as measured by ELISA, for V3 and C4 mutations that were found to reduce cell-cell fusion by approximately 2-fold or more. The gray bar indicates a mean value less than 50% of WT. Data shown represent the means and SD of data from three independent experiments. (B) A representative western blot of envelope proteins in viral lysates for V3 and C4 mutants that decreased CCR5-dependent cell fusion by approximately 2-fold or more. Pooled sera from individuals infected with HIV-1 subtype B was used to detect the expression of envelope proteins. The positions of the gp120 and p24 bands are labeled.