The HIV-1 Glycan Shield: Strategically Placed Kinks in the Armor Improve Antigen Design

Dense glycosylation on the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein hampers the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1. Zhou et al. remove key glycans to unmask sites of vulnerability and enable the induction of neutralizing antibodies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christina Beatrice Karsten, Galit Alter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717305272