HIV-1 can be neutralized by antibodies which bind to vulnerable structures on the virus surface. One such vulnerable site is ...

In what may be one of the most important HIV research breakthroughs in years, scientists have discovered a strikingly powerful antibody, called 04_A06, that is able to neutralize nearly all of the ...

Antibodies—proteins that are produced by our immune system to protect us—are crucial for recognizing and getting rid of unwanted substances, or antigens, in our body. Although their role is universal, ...

An electron density map illustrating how the new antibody (purple) neutralizes HIV by binding across two sections of the spike protein (gray). LA JOLLA, CA—In the long battle to create an effective ...

Researchers have analyzed the antibody Immunoglobulin M in rainbow trout to shed some light on why these proteins may have evolved over time. Antibodies -- proteins that are produced by our immune ...