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Antibody domain exchange is an immunological solution to carbohydrate cluster recognition
The structures of Fab of human antibody 2G12 alone and bound to either an oligosaccharide or a disaccharide show that the Fabs form an unusual domain-swapped dimer with an extended surface that allows high-affinity recognition of the carbohydrate epitope on gp120.
— By Daniel A. Calarese et al.
Media commentary: HIV find could help vaccine makers
The need for a global HIV vaccine enterprise
A new collaborative model of research is needed to increase resources, to prioritize the R&D agenda of the major public — and private — sector stakeholders, and ultimately to increase the probability and shorten the time to development of effective HIV vaccines for global use.— By Richard D. Klausner et al.
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