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(Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 2006;80:965-972.)
© 2006 by Society for Leukocyte Biology

HIV-1 coreceptor preference is distinct from target cell tropism: a dual-parameter nomenclature to define viral phenotypes

Maureen M. Goodenow^*,1 and Ronald G. Collman^,1

^* Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA; and
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

¹ Correspondence: M. M. G.: Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL 32610-0275. E-mail: goodenow{at}ufl.edu; R. B. C.: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 522 Johnson Pavilion, 36th & Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6060. E-mail: collmanr{at}mail.med.upenn.edu

HIV-1 infection of cells is mediated by engagement between viral envelope glycoproteins (Env) and a receptor complex comprising CD4 and one of two chemokine receptors, CCR5 and CXCR4, expressed on the surface of target cells. Most CD4⁺-transformed T cell lines express only CXCR4, but primary lymphocytes and macrophages, the main cellular targets for infection in vivo, express both coreceptors. Cell- and viral strain-specific utilization of these coreceptor pathways, rather than coreceptor expression per se, regulates lymphocyte and macrophage entry and tropism. Virus use of coreceptor[s] (R5, X4, or R5 and X4) and its target cell tropism (lymphocytes, macrophages, and/or transformed T cell lines) are related but distinct characteristics of Envs. A comprehensive classification schema of HIV-1 Env phenotypes that addresses both tropism and coreceptor use is proposed. Defining Env phenotype based on both parameters is important in the development of entry inhibitors and vaccines, for understanding changes in Env that evolve over time in vivo, and for discerning differences among viral species that underlie aspects of pathogenesis and transmission. Recognizing how tropism is related to, yet differs from, coreceptor selectivity is critical for understanding the mechanisms by which these viral characteristics impact pathogenesis.

Key Words: HIV-1 entry • CCR5 • CXCR4 • host cell tropism • envelope • HIV-1 phenotype • HIV-1 classification • review

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