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Patent Inventor Names
Graham P. Allaway0
Virginia M. Litwin0
Paul J. Maddon0
Date of Patent
March 18, 2008
0Patent Application Number
115443460
Date Filed
October 5, 2006
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
This invention provides an antibody capable of specifically inhibiting the fusion of an HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein+ cell with an appropriate CD4+ cell without cross reacting with the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein or CD4 and capable of inhibiting infection by one or more strains of HIV-1. This antibody is then used to identify a molecule which is important for HIV infection. Different uses of the antibody and the molecule are described.
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