Elicitation of antibody responses against the HIV-1 gp41 Membrane Proximal External Region (MPER)

An effective vaccine to protect against HIV-1/AIDS remains elusive due to the extensive mechanisms employed by the HIV-1 virus to evade immune attack. Highly potent broadly neutralizing antibodies isolated from chronically infected individuals, however, show that such relevant antibodies can be natu...

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Main Author: Cheng, Yuxing
Other Authors: Reinherz, Ellis Leonard
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11427
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12269838