| Literature DB >> 3388046 |
D J Looney1, A G Fisher, S D Putney, J R Rusche, R R Redfield, D S Burke, R C Gallo, F Wong-Staal.
Abstract
In a study of the immunologic significance of the genetic diversity present within single isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the neutralization of viruses derived from molecular clones of the HIV-1 strain HTLV-IIIB by an extensive panel of sera was compared. Sera from HIV-1-infected patients and from goats immunized with polyacrylamide gel-purified HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (gp120), native gp120, or gp120-derived recombinant peptides, showed marked heterogeneity in neutralizing activity against these closely related viruses. The change of a single amino acid residue in gp120 may account for such "clonal restriction" of neutralizing activity.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3388046 DOI: 10.1126/science.3388046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728