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SUBMITTER: Hadzhieva M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476644 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hadzhieva Maya M Pashov Anastas D AD Kaveri Srinivas S Lacroix-Desmazes Sébastien S Mouquet Hugo H Dimitrov Jordan D JD
Scientific reports 20170619 1
The density and distribution pattern of epitopes at the surface of pathogens have a profound impact on immune responses. Although multiple lines of evidence highlight the significance of antigen surface density for antibody binding, a quantitative description of its effect on recognition mechanisms is missing. Here, we analyzed binding kinetics and thermodynamics of six HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies as a function of the surface density of envelope glycoprotein gp120. Antibodies that recognize gp ...[more]