The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Is So Named Because It

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is so named because it cripples the immune system by attacking and destroying helper T cells (T_H cells) . What cell surface protein does the HIV virus most likely use to bind to and infect the T_H cells?

A) defensin
B) MHC class I proteins
C) CD4
D) Toll-like receptor
E) mannose-binding lectin protein
F) membrane-attack complex
G) CD8