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glycoprotein 120
health., nat.sc. Glykoprotein 120
med. Glycoprotein 120
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glycoprotein 120
med. A glycoprotein on the HIV envelope. gp120 binds to a CD4 receptor on a host cell, such as a CD4 T lymphocyte CD4 cell. This starts the process by which HIV fuses its viral membrane with the host cell membrane and enters the host cell. see also envelope, fusion, glycoprotein, life cycle; gp120