Question

what receptors can HIV attach to?

Answer 1

The HIV virus attaches to the CD4 receptor of the T- cells.

T cells are the lymphocytes

The HIV is the human immuno deficiency virus which is transmitted by the blood route and through body fluids.
HIV virus belongs to a group of retro virus family.
The virus when enters to the body attaches to the T-cell for the multiplication in the host. The gp120 protein in the outer coating of the virus is responsible for the attachment.
T-cells helps in the identification of the host but in the case of HIV it is lost as it attacks the cells which inturn causes the CD8 cells to loose its function of attacking the cells.

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