title: Proline is not uniquely capable of providing the pivot point for domain swapping in 2G12, a broadly neutralizing antibody against HIV-1.
abstract: The human monoclonal antibody 2G12 is a member of a small group of broadly neutralizing antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus type 1. 2G12 adopts a unique variable heavy domain-exchanged dimeric configuration that results in an extensive multivalent binding surface and the ability to bind with high affinity to densely clustered high mannose oligosaccharides on the "silent" face of the gp120 envelope glycoprotein. Here, we further define the amino acids responsible for this extraordinary domain-swapping event in 2G12.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 1190 Vienna, Austria. jgach@scripps-edu
authors.forename: Johannes S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gach
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Furtmüller
authors.forename: Heribert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quendler
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messner
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katinger
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kunert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D000080908:Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary
chemical_list: C529157:2G12 monoclonal antibody; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000080908:Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C514793:gp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1; D011392:Proline