Word: reinherz
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...recent study, Reinherz and his colleagues probed how an antibody might disrupt HIV and prevent it from entering human cells in the first place...
...Reinherz, who is faculty director of the Cancer Vaccine Center at Dana-Farber, said he hoped that such an antibody would be a valuable tool in the fight against...
...Antibody and T-cell eliciting vaccines may work even better together.” Reinherz said...
According to Reinherz, after mapping MPER, the team tested their findings using a particular BNA called 4E10. They found that 4E10 was able to pull portions of MPER out of the viral membrane and attach itself to the virus. The antibody then prevents the viral membrane from fusing with the membranes of human cells, effectively blocking HIV infection...
...Reinherz also said that there are several necessary steps remaining before the research can be turned into a preventative treatment...