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Patterns of sequence evolution at epitopes for host antibodies and cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Virus research - 1 Mar 2006
Piontkivska Helen, Hughes Austin L
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of published sequence data from the nine protein-coding genes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) showed striking differences in evolutionary pattern between epitopes for host neutralizing antibodies (Ab) and epitopes for cytotoxic T cells (CTL). In all sequences analyzed, the greatest median amino acid residue diversity was seen at sites that formed part of Ab epitopes, but not of CTL...
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