Methods for using resonance energy transfer-based assay of...

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C424S188100, C424S208100, C435S343100, C530S388750

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ABSTRACT:
This invention provides: agents determined to be capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+cell, but not a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+cell; and agents determined to be capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+cell, but not a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 to a CD4+cell. This invention also provides: agents capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a macrophage tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 with a CD+ cell susceptible to infection by a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1; and agents capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 with a CD4+cell susceptible to infection by a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1. The agents include but are not limited to antibodies. This invention further provides: methods of inhibiting fusion of a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 with a CD+ cell susceptible to infection by a macrophage-tropic primary isolate of HIV-1 which comprises contacting the CD4+cell with an amount of an agent capable of specifically inhibiting such fusion so as to thereby inhibit such fusion; and methods of inhibiting fusion of a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 with a CD4+cell susceptible to infection by a T cell-tropic isolate of HIV-1 which comprises contacting the CD4+cell with an amount of an agent capable of specifically inhibiting such fusion so as to thereby inhibit such fusion.

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