How “invisible” vaccine scaffolding boosts HIV immune response (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

How “invisible” vaccine scaffolding boosts HIV immune response

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The DNA-based vaccine induces antibodies to the HIV antigen (blue) without eliciting antibodies to the DNA particle (gray), whereas the protein-based vaccine generates antibodies to both the HIV antigen (blue) and the protein particle (red). Image created by Grant Knappe (MIT) based on atomic models from MIT (DNA-based vaccine) and Scripps Research (protein-based vaccine).

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