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A Conformation-Specific Monoclonal Antibody Reacting with Fusion-Active gp41 from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoprotein
1 Dec 1998
Abstract excerpt
The gp41 subunit of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein plays a major role in the membrane fusion step of viral infection. The ectodomain of gp41 contains a six-helix structural domain that likely represents the core of the fusion-active conformation of the molecule. A monoclonal antibody (MAb), designated NC-1, was generated and cloned from a mouse immunized with the model...
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