The HIV-1 Glycan Shield: Strategically Placed Kinks in the Armor Improve Antigen Design
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Karsten, Christina Beatrice
Alter, Galit
Date Issued
April 2017
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Cell Reports
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Elsevier
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Karsten, Christina Beatrice and Alter, Galit. “The HIV-1 Glycan Shield: Strategically Placed Kinks in the Armor Improve Antigen Design.” Cell Reports 19, no. 4 (April 2017): 669–670 © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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Abstract
Dense glycosylation on the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein hampers the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1. Zhou et al. remove key glycans to unmask sites of vulnerability and enable the induction of neutralizing antibodies.
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Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.033