Involvement of the V1/V2 variable loop structure in the exposure of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120 epitopes induced by receptor binding

Journal of Virology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 5723-5733

  Wyatt, Richard ^a   Moore, John ^b   Accola, Molly ^a   Desjardin, Elizabeth ^a   Robinson, James ^c   Sodroski, Joseph ^a,d,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; VIRUS ADSORPTION; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

EID: 0029119783     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.9.5723-5733.1995     Document Type: Article

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