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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
Amino acid sequences inducing neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 were sought. Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were characterized by their reactivity with the envelope precursor gp160 or the Escherichia coli recombinant DNA products pB1 and pE3 representing the carboxy- and amino-terminal halves of mature envelope gp120. Fine mapping of the MAb determinants was performed using defined 15-mer synthetic peptides spanning the entire envelope gp120 region of HIV-1. One group of MAbs recognizes epitopes (amino acids 304-323) occurring in a small region with variable and conserved amino acid sequences of gp120. These MAbs mediate neutralization of the HIV-1 strain HTLV-IIIB (HIV-1IIIB) which was used for immunization. Nine out of 11 primary HIV-1 isolates were neutralized well or moderately well. In addition, prominent serological reactivity was noted with peptide sequences of strains of various European or American origins, but not with two HIV-1 strains of African origin. The cross-reactivity contrasts with previously described type-specific reactions to other sequences of this region. The reactivity to the short conserved site GPGR with its flanking amino acids may explain the broad sequence cross-reactivity seen with our neutralizing MAbs. Two other MAbs recognize conserved epitopes (amino acids 79-103) situated in the amino-terminal region of gp120. These MAbs did not neutralize HIV-1IIIB.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0269-9370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
953-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Cross Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Gene Products, env, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-HIV Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-HIV Envelope Protein gp120, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-HIV Envelope Protein gp160, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Neutralization Tests, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Peptide Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:1702001-Recombinant Proteins
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Neutralizing cross-reactive and non-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to HIV-1 gp120.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article