title: HIV-1 gp120 and immune network.
abstract: It has been demonstrated that the immunodominant V3 loop of HIV-1 gp120 and its flanking regions bear sequence and structural homology to the framework and complementarity-determining regions of human immunoglobulins. It has been proposed that the Ig-like domain of gp120 might encode idiotypes and in this way permit HIV-1 entry into the immune regulatory network. This notion is strongly supported by results demonstrating that the anti-V3 loop and anti-Ig antibodies of healthy individuals share complementary structure and that V3 reactive antibodies are present in HIV-negative sera. This might be the mechanism by which HIV induces immunological abnormalities, and it should be taken into consideration in AIDS vaccine development.
authors.affiliation: Diapharm Ltd., St. Peterport, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
authors.forename: Radmila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Metlas
authors.forename: Veljko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veljkovic
mesh_terms: D022801:Complementarity Determining Regions; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D022801:Complementarity Determining Regions; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120