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The antigenic tip GPGRAFY of the V3 loop on HIV-1 gp120: genetic variability and subtypes.
Immunology letters - 15 Oct 2005
Dong Xiao-Nan, Wu Yi, Ying Jian, Chen Ying-Hua
Abstract excerpt
V3 loop on HIV-1 gp120 is tightly correlated with syncytium formation, coreceptor usage, virus infectivity and antibody neutralization. The antigenic tip GPGRAFY with its flanking sequence has a conserved secondary structure, and is the target of neutralizing antibodies. We analyzed its genetic variability in 30096 M-group isolates and 269 O-group isolates. Subtype-related restricted mutations were observed,...
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