Modulates cortical actin and cxcr 4 cycling and is activated by hiv-1 to initiate viral infection *

LIM KINASE 1 MODULATES CORTICAL ACTIN AND CXCR4 CYCLING AND IS ACTIVATED BY HIV-1 TO INITIATE VIRAL INFECTION* Paul J. Vorster, Jia Guo, Alyson Yoder, Weifeng Wang, Yanfang Zheng Xuehua Xu, Dongyang Yu, Mark Spear, and Yuntao Wu* Department of Molecular and Microbiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110. Department of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. Running head: LIMK regulates HIV infection § Both authors made equal contributes towards the completion of these studies. Address correspondence to: Yuntao Wu, Ph.D, 10900 University Blvd, Manassas, VA 20110. Tel: 703993-4288; Fax: 703-993-4288; E-mail: ywu8@gmu.edu