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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
John Mascola, Rockville, MD (US);
Richard Wyatt, San Diego, CA (US);
Xueling Wu, Potomac, MD (US);
Yuxing Li, Boyds, MD (US);
Carl-Magnus Hogerkorp, Vellinge, SE;
Mario Roederer, Washington, DC (US);
Zhi-yong Yang, Potomac, MD (US);
Gary Nabel, Cambridge, MA (US);
Peter Kwong, Washington, DC (US);
Tongqing Zhou, Boyds, MD (US);
Mark Connors, Bethesda, MD (US);
William Schief, Encinitas, CA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Monoclonal neutralizing antibodies are disclosed that specifically bind to the CD4 binding site of HIV-1 gp120. Monoclonal neutralizing antibodies also are disclosed that specifically bind to HIV-1 gp41. The identification of these antibodies, and the use of these antibodies are also disclosed. Methods are also provided for enhancing the binding and neutralizing activity of any antibody using epitope scaffold probes.