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Identification of Broad-Genotype HPV L2 Neutralization Site for Pan-HPV Vaccine Development by a Cross-Neutralizing Antibody.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Daning, Li Zhihai, Xiao Jieqiong, Wang Junqi, Zhang Li, Liu Yajing, Fan Fei, Xin Lu, Wei Minxi, Kong Zhibo, Yu Hai, Gu Ying, Zhang Jun, Li Shaowei, Xia Ningshao
Abstract excerpt
Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus, is responsible for 5% of human cancers. The HPV capsid consists of major and minor structural proteins, L1 and L2. L1 proteins form an icosahedral shell with building blocks of the pentameric capsomere, and one L2 molecule extends outward from the central hole of the capsid. Thus, L2 is concealed within L1 and only becomes exposed when the...
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