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gp120
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gp120
HIV A 120 kD glycoprotein on the surface of HIV-1, which binds to cells–T cells, macrophages at the CD4 receptor. See AIDS, AIDS vaccine, HIV.


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In the new study, the researchers used a chemically-activated form of the HIV envelope protein gp120 to stimulate the production of mouse monoclonal antibodies that block infection of cultured human cells by genetically-diverse HIV strains from around the world.
Berman, VaxGen's chief scientist and Vice President of Research: "Speculation by scientists, in reaction to the first cystallography pictures of the HIV envelope protein gp120, that an AIDS vaccine based on gp120 proteins is unlikely to work is premature and incorrect.
 
 
 
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