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The V1, V2, and V3 regions of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope differentially affect the viral phenotype in an isolate-dependent manner.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 2005
Saunders Cheryl J, McCaffrey Ruth A, Zharkikh Irina, Kraft Zane, Malenbaum Susan E, Burke Brian, Cheng-Mayer Cecilia, Stamatatos Leonidas
Abstract excerpt
It is well documented that removal of the V1V2 region or of the V2 loop alone from the envelope glycoprotein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) increases the susceptibility of these viruses to neutralization by antibodies. The specific role of the V1 loop in defining the neutralization susceptibility of HIV is, however, not well documented. Our current studies...
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