Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which viruses can reprogram ...

Despite substantial medical advancements that have transformed HIV into a manageable chronic condition for individuals, the ...

A genetic mutation that helps protect against HIV infection has been traced back to a single individual who lived near the ...

The discovery of recombinant DNA proved that biology, not chemistry alone, could create new medicines like life-saving ...

Misconceptions about these vaccines stem from misunderstandings about how the immune system and vaccines work. So do they ...

"This region sits right at the lipid bilayer—or membrane—on the HIV cells," says first author ... the team mapped to atomic-level detail. "The structure of the antibody itself holds an ...

HIV is a single-stranded RNA retrovirus with an envelope that has glycoproteins that binds to the CD4 receptor and either CXCR4 (CXC-chemokine receptor 4) and CCR5 (CC-chemokine receptor 5) on host ...

“HIV establishes a reservoir of infected cells that lay dormant even in the ... using advanced crystallography tools to determine the structure of the Nef protein in complex with the PROTAC ...

Scientists have revealed a rapid movement made by a small molecule called a glycoprotein on the surface of HIV, which happens while the virus is entering human cells. This detail ... long been trying ...

“If it gets inside the cell, your infection is now ... Institute with 3D printed models of HIV surface proteins. [Duke University] The moving structure the team found protects the sensitive ...

Their tests are showing how the structure of each mutation affects the ability ... focused on cell and gene therapy approaches to eliminate HIV from reservoirs of latently infected cells. HIV in these ...