GP120


Meaning of GP120 in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌjē-(ˌ)pē-ˌwən-ˈtwen-tē ]

noun

Etymology: g lyco p rotein

Date: 1985

: a glycoprotein protruding from the outer surface of the HIV virion that has a molecular weight of 120 and must bind to a CD4 receptor on a T cell bearing such receptors before infection of the cell can occur

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