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Mechanisms of escape from the PGT128 family of anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies.
Retrovirology - 2 Feb 2016
Krumm Stefanie A, Mohammed Hajer, Le Khoa M, Crispin Max, Wrin Terri, Poignard Pascal, Burton Dennis R, Doores Katie J
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BACKGROUND: Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) directed against the mannose-patch on the HIV envelope glycoprotein gp120 have several features that make them desirable targets for vaccine design. The PGT125-131 bnAb family is of particular interest due to its superior breadth and potency. The overlapping epitopes recognized by this family are intricate and neutralization requires interaction with at least...
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