Conformational Masking and Receptor-Dependent Unmasking of Highly Conserved Env Epitopes Recognized by Non-Neutralizing Antibodies That Mediate Potent ADCC against HIV-1

The mechanism of antibody-mediated protection is a major focus of HIV-1 vaccine development and a significant issue in the Bike Units - BMX control of viremia.Virus neutralization, Fc-mediated effector function, or both, are major mechanisms of antibody-mediated protection against HIV-1, although other mechanisms, such as virus aggregation, are kno

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Identification of a 251 gene expression signature that can accurately detect M. tuberculosis in patients with and without HIV co-infection.

BackgroundCo-infection with tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in HIV-infected individuals.However, diagnosis of TB, especially in the presence of an HIV co-infection, can be limiting due to the high inaccuracy associated with the use of conventional diagnostic methods.Here we report a gene signature that can identify a tuberculosis in

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FGF2 overrides key pro-fibrotic features of bone marrow stromal cells isolated from Modic type 1 change patients

Extensive extracellular matrix production and increased cell-matrix adhesion by bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) are hallmarks of fibrotic alterations in the vertebral bone marrow known as Modic type 1 changes (MC1).MC1 are associated with non-specific chronic low-back pain.To identify treatment targets for MC1, in vitro studies using patient BMSC

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Black and Minority Ethnic Boys and Custody in England and Wales: Understanding Subjective Experiences through an Analysis of Official Data

Recent years have seen a dramatic shift in youth justice outcomes and a fall in the number of children drawn into the youth justice system glass-anal in England and Wales.However, it appears that children from some backgrounds have not benefited as much as others from this change.There is a wealth of academic literature on processes of criminalisat

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