<protein, virology> A glycoprotein from HIV's envelope that binds to the CD4 molecules on cells outside membrane. ... Free gp120 in the body may be toxic to cells on its own, causing CD4 cell depletion in the immune system through apoptosis and neurological damage leading to AIDS dementia complex. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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glycoprotein 120. One of the proteins that forms the envelope of HIV. gp120 projects from the surface of HIV and binds to the CD4 molecule on helper T cells. gp120 has been a logical experimental HIV vaccine because the outer envelope is the first part of the virus that encounters antibody.
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https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/news/128/hiv-vaccine-glossary
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