title: Neutralization of diverse human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants by an anti-V3 human monoclonal antibody.
abstract: The third variable region (V3) of the HIV-1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein is thought to induce potent neutralizing antibodies which are generally defined as type specific and reactive with individual viral isolates. In contrast, the CD4-binding domain is thought to induce neutralizing antibodies that are group specific and capable of neutralizing all isolates of HIV-1. However, in this study, we used a panel of human monoclonal antibodies to these regions of gp120 which displays specificities and neutralizing activities that challenge these tenets. In particular, we used a human monoclonal antibody to the V3 domain with exceptionally potent and broad neutralizing activity against many diverse HIV-1 isolates. The anti-CD4-binding domain antibodies, on the other hand, showed a more restricted pattern of activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, New York University Medical School, New York 10016.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gorny
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karwowska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchbinder
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Emini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zolla-Pazner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120