Neutralization of HIV‐1: a paradox of humoral proportions

PL Nara, RR Garrity, J Goudsmit - The FASEB journal, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
The production of immunoglobulin capable of neutralizing the infectivity of a virus represents
one of the most remarkable molecular accomplishments of the host's available immune …

V3-specific polyclonal antibodies affinity purified from sera of infected humans effectively neutralize primary isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1

CP Krachmarov, SC Kayman, WJ Honnen… - AIDS research and …, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Although many human sera possess potent neutralizing activities for primary HIV-1 viruses,
such activities are not efficiently induced by the current generation of vaccine candidates …

Cross-neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 and simian immunodeficiency virus isolates

M Robert-Guroff, K Aldrich, R Muldoon, TL Stern… - Journal of …, 1992 - Am Soc Microbiol
In contrast to infrequent and low-titer cross-neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 (HIV-1) isolates by HIV-2-and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-positive sera …

V3 variability can influence the ability of an antibody to neutralize or enhance infection by diverse strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

SC Kliks, T Shioda, NL Haigwood… - Proceedings of the …, 1993 - National Acad Sciences
Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to two contiguous epitopes in the V3 loop of the
human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope have shown different effects on …

Two neutralizing domains in the V3 region in the envelope glycoprotein gp125 of HIV type 2.

E Björling, F Chiodi, G Utter, E Norrby - Journal of immunology …, 1994 - journals.aai.org
The purposes of this study were to map the targets for neutralizing Abs in the HIV-2
glycoproteins with particular emphasis on the role of the V3 region. Sera obtained from …

Broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to the V3 region of HIV-1 can be elicited by peptide immunization

ME White-Scharf, BJ Potts, LM Smith, KA Sokolowski… - Virology, 1993 - Elsevier
The third hypervariable region (V3) of the HIV-1 envelope gp120 protein contains the
principal neutralizing domain. Most neutralizing antibodies directed toward this region are …

Human monoclonal antibodies specific for conformation-sensitive epitopes of V3 neutralize human immunodeficiency virus type 1 primary isolates from various clades

MK Gorny, C Williams, B Volsky, K Revesz… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The epitopes of the V3 domain of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gp120
glycoprotein have complex structures consisting of linear and conformational antigenic …

Dissociation rate of antibody-gp120 binding interactions is predictive of V3-mediated neutralization of HIV-1.

TC VanCott, FR Bethke, VR Polonis… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1994 - journals.aai.org
Abstract mAbs specific for the V3 loop of HIV-1 are capable of neutralizing laboratory strains
of HIV-1 in vitro. In this report we use surface plasmon resonance and biosensor technology …

Potent neutralization of primary HIV-1 isolates by antibodies directed against epitopes present in the V1V2 domain of HIV-1 gp120

A Pinter, WJ Honnen, SC Kayman, O Trochev, Z Wu - Vaccine, 1998 - Elsevier
Although it is known that some human immune sera possess potent neutralizing activities for
primary viruses, the identity of the target epitopes mediating this neutralization is unknown …

The V3-directed immune response in natural human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection is predominantly directed against a variable, discontinuous epitope …

M Schreiber, C Wachsmuth, H Müller… - Journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
The specific binding of antibodies to the V3 loop in sera from human immunodeficiency type
1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals was investigated. Different V3 structures were analyzed as full …