Article
Anti-idiotypic antibodies to the third variable domain of gp120 induce an anti-HIV-1 antibody response in mice.
Virology - 1 Apr 1994
Boudet F, Theze J, Zouali M
Abstract excerpt
We tested the potential of anti-idiotypic antibodies to function as molecular mimics of a neutralizing epitope of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Three monoclonal antibodies to the third variable domain (V3) of gp120 from the HIV-1LAI isolate were raised in a BALB/c mouse. They bound gp120LAI with high affinity (K congruent to 10(-11) M), immunoprecipitated viral gp120LAI, recognized HIVLAI-infected cells...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibody Specificity
- Binding, Competitive
- Epitopes
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- HIV Antibodies
- HIV Envelope Protein gp120
- HIV-1
