The present invention relates to a gp41 trivalent peptide mimetic having three gp41 N-peptides on a chemical scaffold which conformationally constrains the N-peptides into a trimeric coiled-coil to mimic gp41 presentation. The present invention also relates to N-peptides having the entire HIV gp41 NH2-terminal heptad repeat region and which are capable of forming gp41 peptide mimetics. Such peptide mimetics of HIV-1 gp41 pre-hairpin intermediates can be utilized in a vaccine for the treatment or prevention of HIV-1 infection through eliciting neutralizing antibodies.
本发明涉及一种gp41三价
肽模拟物,其在
化学支架上具有三个gp41 N-肽,该支架在构象上将N-肽约束为三聚体卷曲螺旋以模拟gp41的呈现。本发明还涉及具有整个HIV gp41 NH2端七肽重复区域的N-肽,这些N-肽能够形成gp41
肽模拟物。HIV-1 gp41前发夹中间体的这种
肽模拟物可以用于疫苗,用于通过诱导中和
抗体治疗或预防HIV-1感染。