Diversification of specificity after maturation of the antibody response to the HIV gp41 epitope ELDKWA.

During maturing antibody responses the increase in affinity for target antigens is achieved by genetic diversification of antibody genes followed by selection for improved binding. The effect this process has on the specificity of antibody for variants of the antigen is not well-defined, despite the...

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Main Authors: Henry N White, Qing-Hai Meng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7f865b1024e844dfb7e6b00f9a0eac79
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