Shared sugars - parasite glycan homology in HIV-1 vaccine design.

Deimel LP., Sattentau QJ.

Immune tolerance to self-glycans is a host mechanism to avoid autoimmunity, which is exploited by HIV-1 coating its envelope glycoproteins with glycans to evade neutralising antibodies (nAbs). Huettner et al. describe cross-reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni glycans and HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein glycans, suggesting a strategy for induction of HIV-1 nAbs by vaccination.

DOI

10.1016/j.pt.2022.04.001

Type

Journal article

Journal

Trends in parasitology

Publication Date

29/04/2022

Addresses

The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK.

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