Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2832783 | Molecular Immunology | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The impact of antibodies on the target's epitope conformation is a major determinant of HIV-1 neutralization and a potential contributor to disease progression. We explore here a conformation-sensitive enzymatic nanosensor for the high-throughput functional screening of human anti-HIV-1 antibodies in sera. When displaying a model epitope from a gp41 immunodominant region (Env residues from 579 to 613), the sensing signal quantitatively distinguishes between adaptive and non-adaptive antibody binding. By using this tool, we have identified IgG4 as the immunoglobulin subpopulation most efficient in the structural modification of the target epitope.
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Authors
Rosa María Ferraz, Anna Arís, Miguel Angel Martínez, Antonio Villaverde,