Figure 7

Rescue of the CCR5(Δ18) coreceptor function by the S22 peptide. (A) Cells expressing Env(wt) (open circles) or Env(NYP) (filled circles) were co-cultured with HeLa-CD4 cells expressing a relatively high density of CCR5(Δ18) (the R5d18.23 line) for 3 hr at 37°C in the presence or in absence of S22. For comparison, cell-cell fusion induced by JRFL Env in the presence of varied concentrations of the S22 peptide is shown by open triangles. (B) Fusion between Env(NYP)- (filled bars) or Env(wt)-expressing (open bars) cells and CD4/CCR5(Δ18) cells after establishing a 27°-TAS. Two μM of C52L was added (first column) or not added (second column) after creating TAS (27°C, 2 hr) prior to warming cells to 37°C and incubating for additional 2 hr. Third column shows fusion observed when 200 μM S22 was present during the last 30 min of a 2 hr pre-incubation at 27°C required to create TAS. Alternatively, a 27°-TAS was created in the presence of 200 μM S22 peptide, and cells were additionally incubated for 2 hr at 37°C (fourth column).