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Selective modification of variable loops alters tropism and enhances immunogenicity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2004
Yang Zhi-yong, Chakrabarti Bimal K, Xu Ling, Welcher Brent, Kong Wing-pui, Leung Kwanyee, Panet Amos, Mascola John R, Nabel Gary J
Abstract excerpt
Although the B clade of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelopes (Env) includes five highly variable regions, each of these domains contains a subset of sequences that remain conserved. The V3 loop has been much studied for its ability to elicit neutralizing antibodies, which are often restricted to a limited number of closely related strains, likely because a large number of antigenic structures are...
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