[Structural and functional relationships demonstrated by the study of V3 loop heterogeneity].

Article

[Structural and functional relationships demonstrated by the study of V3 loop heterogeneity].

Revue roumaine de virologie (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) - 1 Jan 2000

Ruţă S

Abstract excerpt

Data obtained from genomic sequence analysis of the gp 120 V3 loop show that some of the phenotype features depend on the modifications produced in the amino acid sequence of this region. Phenotypical characterization of HIV isolates is based on their sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies, the a...

Topics

Antigenic Variation
Antigens, Viral
Epitopes
Genetic Heterogeneity
Genotype
HIV Envelope Protein gp120
HIV-1
Structure-Activity Relationship
Viral Envelope Proteins
Virulence

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