Highly immunogenic domains have not yet been defined in the extracellular protein of the human immunodefiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) envelope. In this study, six contiguous segments covering the entire HIV-2ST envelope were amplified and cloned into a bacterial expression vector to localize the relative immunogenic reactivity of different regions of the molecule by Western blot (immunoblot) analysis. Our results demonstrate that the extracellular protein of the HIV-2 envelope contains highly immunogenic epitopes with potential value as type-specific markers for HIV-2 infection.
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Huang, M. L., Essex, M., & Lee, T. H. (1991). Localization of immunogenic domains in the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 envelope. Journal of Virology, 65(9), 5073–5079. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.65.9.5073-5079.1991
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