Inadequate structural constraint on Fab approach rather than paratope elicitation limits HIV-1 MPER vaccine utility

Abstract Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV-1 target conserved envelope (Env) epitopes to block viral replication. Here, using structural analyses, we provide evidence to explain why a vaccine targeting the membrane-proximal external region (MPER) of HIV-1 elicits antibodies with hu...

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Main Authors: Kemin Tan, Junjian Chen, Yu Kaku, Yi Wang, Luke Donius, Rafiq Ahmad Khan, Xiaolong Li, Hannah Richter, Michael S. Seaman, Thomas Walz, Wonmuk Hwang, Ellis L. Reinherz, Mikyung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42097-6