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A predefined epitope-specific monoclonal antibody recognizes ELDEWA-epitope just presenting on gp41 of HIV-1 O clade.
Immunology letters - 3 Dec 2002
Huang Jin, Dong Xiaonan, Liu Zuqiang, Qin Li, Chen Ying-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Diverse variation of HIV-1 is a grave challenge for prevention of viral infection and immunotherapy. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2F5 recognizing an epitope ELDKWA (aa669-674) on HIV-1 envelope protein gp41 showed broad neutralizing activity against a lot of HIV-1 strains including primary isolates. However, viral mutation from ELDKWA to ELDEWA resulted in viral evasion from neutralization by mAb 2F5. Using...
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