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Allosteric modulation of the HIV-1 gp120-gp41 association site by adjacent gp120 variable region 1 (V1) N-glycans linked to neutralization sensitivity.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2013
Drummer Heidi E, Hill Melissa K, Maerz Anne L, Wood Stephanie, Ramsland Paul A, Mak Johnson, Poumbourios Pantelis
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 gp120-gp41 complex, which mediates viral fusion and cellular entry, undergoes rapid evolution within its external glycan shield to enable escape from neutralizing antibody (NAb). Understanding how conserved protein determinants retain functionality in the context of such evolution is important for their evaluation and exploitation as potential drug and/or vaccine targets. In this study, we examined how...
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