La estructura cristalina del sitio principal de neutralización del VIH-1

J B Ghiara1, E A Stura, R L Stanfield

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 1, 1994
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores determinaron la estructura cristalina de un péptido de bucle V3 del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1) unido a un anticuerpo ampliamente neutralizador. Esto revela una conformación de doble giro conservada crucial para el diseño de vacunas y fármacos contra el VIH-1.

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