One of the challenges faced when developing influenza virus vaccines is the ... is able to stimulate specific B cells to increase the avidity maturation of antibody and thus the production of ...

They flex and swing, potentially blocking antibodies from attaching to the virus, neutralizing it. Normally, sensor proteins recognize incoming viruses as foreign and tell the cell nucleus to turn ...

This article explores how broadly neutralizing antibodies are being researched, not only for their potential in the ...

For example, an antibody that can recognise an antigen on the Salmonella bacterium will not recognise an antigen on the HIV virus. Scientists discovered that we can make antibodies to bind to ...

As the HIV virus approaches a human cell to dock and potentially deliver ... pave the way for the development of broadly neutralizing antibodies for an AIDS vaccine. The ability to attach an ...

An antibody is a component of humoral immunity ... A lipid (fatty) covering that surrounds a viral particle. It is derived from the cell membrane of the host cell when the virus buds, or exits, the ...

The next phase of pre-exposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 currently rests on the shoulders of a single monoclonal ...