Paring Down HIV Env: Design and Crystal Structure of a Stabilized Inner Domain of HIV-1 gp120 Displaying a Major ADCC Target of the A32 Region.
Tolbert, W.D., Gohain, N., Veillette, M., Chapleau, J.P., Orlandi, C., Visciano, M.L., Ebadi, M., DeVico, A.L., Fouts, T.R., Finzi, A., Lewis, G.K., Pazgier, M.(2016) Structure 24: 697-709
- PubMed: 27041594 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.03.005
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4YBL, 4YC2, 5FCU - PubMed Abstract: 
Evidence supports a role of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) toward transitional epitopes in the first and second constant (C1-C2) regions of gp120 (A32-like epitopes) in preventing HIV-1 infection and in vaccine-induced protection. Here, we describe the first successful attempt at isolating the inner domain (ID) of gp120 as an independent molecule that encapsulates the A32-like region within a minimal structural unit of the HIV-1 Env ...