Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies: Magic Bullets against HIV?

Boris Julg; Galit Alter

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2016.06.012

Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies: Magic Bullets against HIV?

Immunity. 2016 Jun 21;44(6):1253-4. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.06.012.

Authors

Boris Julg¹, Galit Alter²

Affiliations

¹ Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
² Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27332729
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.06.012

Abstract

Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) offer new avenues for HIV prevention and cure strategies. Three recent papers, published in Science and Nature, highlight the broad applicability of bNAbs in HIV cure and prevention and in boosting immunity against HIV.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology*
HIV Antibodies / immunology*
HIV Infections / immunology
HIV-1 / immunology
Humans

Substances

Antibodies, Neutralizing
HIV Antibodies

Grants and funding

K08 AI106408/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States