Other Names: [Tyr5,12, Lys7] polyphemusin II
T22 peptide inhibits membrane mixing of cell fusion and inhibits HIV-1 replication in lymphocytes. It binds to the CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)and efficiently enters CXCR4+ cells. Murakami T; et al., Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 105 (abstract no. PA0301); Weeks, BS; et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 215, 626 (1995); Unzueta, U; et al., Int. J. Nanomedicine, 7, 4533.
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