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Based on NMR spectroscopy data, conformation of the HIV-RF gp120 protein V3 loop giving rise to the virus principal neutralizing determinant and also determinants of cell tropism and syncytium formation was calculated by computer modeling approaches. Elements of the HIV-RF V3 loop secondary structure and conformational states of its irregular stretches were determined. The calculated structure was compared with the conformation of the homologous stretch of the HIV-Thailand protein gp120 V3 loop, and structural elements preserved in the two viral strains were identified. Conservative elements of the HIV-1 V3 loop structure are considered to be promising targets for deriving chemically modified forms of this loop with the enhanced immunogenicity and cross-reactivity of neutralizing antibodies and also for creation of effective antiviral drugs on this base.
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Andrianov, A.M. Study on conformational homology of the HIV-1 gp120 protein V3 loop. Structural analysis of the HIV-RF and HIV-thailand viral strains. Biochem. Moscow Suppl. Ser. B 1, 125–130 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990750807020035
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