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Human anti-HIV-neutralizing antibodies frequently target a conserved epitope essential for viral fitness.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 30 Aug 2010
Pietzsch John, Scheid Johannes F, Mouquet Hugo, Klein Florian, Seaman Michael S, Jankovic Mila, Corti Davide, Lanzavecchia Antonio, Nussenzweig Michel C
Abstract excerpt
The identification and characterization of conserved epitopes on the HIV-1 viral spike that are immunogenic in humans and targeted by neutralizing antibodies is an important step in vaccine design. Antibody cloning experiments revealed that 32% of all HIV-neutralizing antibodies expressed by the...
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