Adaptation of CD4 in gorillas and chimpanzees conveyed resistance to simian immunodeficiency viruses
C. Warren, A. Barbachano-Guerrero, V. DuMont, A. Stabell, O. Dirasantha, Q. Yang, S. L. Sawyer
The paper investigates how CD4 receptor variants in gorillas and chimpanzees confer resistance to SIVs, showing that selective pressure shaped these variants to block viral entry.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2023Microbiology