IGHV1-69 B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia antibodies cross-react with HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus antigens as well as intestinal commensal bacteria.

IGHV1-69 B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia antibodies cross-react with HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus antigens as well as intestinal commensal bacteria.

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) patients expressing unmutated immunoglobulin heavy variable regions (IGHVs) use the IGHV1-69 B cell receptor (BCR) in 25% of cases. Since HIV-1 envelope gp41 antibodies also frequently use IGHV1-69 gene segments, we hypothesized that IGHV1-69 B-CLL precurs...

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Main Authors: Kwan-Ki Hwang, Ashley M Trama, Daniel M Kozink, Xi Chen, Kevin Wiehe, Abby J Cooper, Shi-Mao Xia, Minyue Wang, Dawn J Marshall, John Whitesides, Munir Alam, Georgia D Tomaras, Steven L Allen, Kanti R Rai, Jane McKeating, Rosa Catera, Xiao-Jie Yan, Charles C Chu, Garnett Kelsoe, Hua-Xin Liao, Nicholas Chiorazzi, Barton F Haynes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948690?pdf=render

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