News tagged with envelope proteins
HIV protein unveils vaccine target
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international study headed by a UC Davis scientist describes how a component of a potential HIV vaccine opens like a flower, undergoing one of the most dramatic protein rearrangements yet ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 31, 2011 |
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New findings detail how virus prepares to infect cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have learned the atomic-scale arrangement of proteins in a structure that enables a virus to invade and fuse with host cells, showing precisely how the structure morphs with changing ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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RD114 envelope proteins provide an effective and versatile approach to pseudotype lentiviral vectors
Therapeutic lentiviral vectors are emerging as vital tools for molecular medicine as evidenced by the growing number of clinical trials using these vector systems. From a basic research standpoint, lentiviral vectors are ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 30, 2010 |
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The 'secret weapon' of retroviruses that cause cancer
Oncogenic retroviruses are a particular family of viruses that can cause some types of cancer.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Researchers induce HIV-neutralizing antibodies that recognize HIV-1 envelope protein, lipids
For the first time, researchers have experimentally induced antibodies that neutralize HIV-1 and simultaneously recognize both HIV-1 envelope protein and lipids. The results were reported by U.S. Military HIV Research Program ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Matrix protein key to fighting viruses
Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes. Using their approach, the team hopes to ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A natural approach for HIV vaccine
(PhysOrg.com) -- For 25 years, researchers have tried and failed to develop an HIV vaccine, primarily by focusing on a small number of engineered "super antibodies" to fend off the virus before it takes hold. So far, these ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 15, 2009 |
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