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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
Following computer-assisted analysis of the amino acid sequence of various HIV-1 isolates, we synthesized a series of oligopeptides derived from variable and conserved regions of the envelope protein complex gp120/gp41. The peptides were used in ELISA tests for their reactivity with human antisera from HIV-1 positive individuals; patients with clinically manifested AIDS showed only a rather limited reaction, predominantly with two peptides (p102-112, p316-326), which is in contrast to sera from HIV-1 positive asymptomatic individuals, whose sera were reactive with almost all peptides. Using consecutive sera of the same patients, decreasing antibody titers to defined epitopes could be shown to occur during the development of AIDS. Cellular immune response recognition was analyzed in T-cell proliferation assays by [3H]thymidine incorporation. One peptide localized in a conserved region clearly induced proliferation of T-cells. Those data were combined to a map of the functions localized in the various regions of the HIV-1 envelope proteins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-9255
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of synthetic oligopeptides in identification and characterization of immunological functions in the amino acid sequence of the envelope protein of HIV-1.
pubmed:affiliation
Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, F.R.G.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't