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Structural basis for HIV-1 neutralization by 2F5-like antibodies m66 and m66.6.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2014
Ofek Gilad, Zirkle Brett, Yang Yongping, Zhu Zhongyu, McKee Krisha, Zhang Baoshan, Chuang Gwo-Yu, Georgiev Ivelin S, O'Dell Sijy, Doria-Rose Nicole, Mascola John R, Dimitrov Dimiter S, Kwong Peter D
Abstract excerpt
Antibodies m66.6 and 2F5 are the only effective human HIV-1-neutralizing antibodies reported thus far to recognize the N-terminal region of the membrane-proximal external region (MPER) of the gp41 subunit of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. Although 2F5 has been extensively characterized, much less is known about antibody m66.6 or antibody m66, a closely related light-chain variant. Here, we report the crystal...
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