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HXB2 Location	Nef(88-100) DNA(9058..9096)	Nef Epitope Map
Author Location	Nef(103-116)
Epitope	SHFLKEKGGLEGL	Epitope Alignment
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Subtype	C
Species (MHC/HLA)	human
Immunogen	HIV-1 infection
Experimental methods
Keywords	subtype comparisons

Notes

• Nef sequences were obtained from Brazilians to study epitope diversity in this geographic region---most B subtype sequences are SHFLKEKGGLEGL, but sFflkekgglegl is found in most subtype C samples.

References

Guimaraes2002 M. L. Guimaráes, A. S. Moreira, and M. G. Morgado. Polymorphism of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Brazil: Genetic Characterization of the Nef Gene and Implications for Vaccine Design. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 97(4):523-326, Jun 2002. PubMed ID: 12118284. Show all entries for this paper.