title: Antibodies expose multiple weaknesses in the glycan shield of HIV.
abstract: A shield of glycans coats the viral-envelope proteins of HIV. Recent work shows how broadly neutralizing antibodies can recognize this shield despite structural variation in these ‘self’ carbohydrate structures.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crispin
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bowden
mesh_terms: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C059761:HIV envelope protein gp120 (135-148); D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011134:Polysaccharides; C514793:gp120 protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1