HIV Vaccine A Step Closer, The Scripps Research Institute Study
A recent study at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows that holes in HIV's defensive sugar shield could be important in designing an HIV vaccine.
It appears that antibodies can target these holes, which are scattered in HIV's protective sugar or 'glycan' shield and the question is now whether these holes can be exploited to induce protective antibodies.
Lead researcher Dennis R. Burton said, "It's important now to evaluate future vaccine candidates to more rapidly understand the immune response they induce to particular glycan holes and learn from it."
It appears that antibodies can target these holes, which are scattered in HIV's protective sugar or 'glycan' shield and the question is now whether these holes can be exploited to induce protective antibodies.
Lead researcher Dennis R. Burton said, "It's important now to evaluate future vaccine candidates to more rapidly understand the immune response they induce to particular glycan holes and learn from it."