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Identification of critical antibody-binding sites in the HIV-1 gp41 six-helix bundle core as potential targets for HIV-1 fusion inhibitors.
Immunobiology - 1 Jan 2009
Li Jing, Chen Xi, Huang Jinghe, Jiang Shibo, Chen Ying-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Formation of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) core between the N- and C-terminal heptad repeats (NHR and CHR) regions of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) transmembrane subunit gp41 is a critical step during the process of virus and target cell membrane fusion. In the present study, we generated a panel of five monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) which specifically recognized the HIV-1 gp41 6-HB formed by the NHR-peptide...
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