Table 2.
Sequences of the synthetic peptides used
| Peptide | Amino acid positions | gp120 domain | Isolate | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP89334 | 1-10 | C1 | LAI | MRVKEKYQHL |
| 1919 | 1-20 | C1 | MN | MRVKGIRRNYQHWWGWGTML |
| 1920 | 23-30 | C1 | MN | LLMICSAT |
| 1921 | 27-35 | C1 | MN | CSATEKLWV |
| SP94437 | 37-46 | C1 | LAI | TVYYGVPVWK |
| SP89259 | 49-64 | C1 | LAI | TTTLFCASDAKAYDTE |
| P90405P90405 | 34-56 | C1 | LAI | LWVTVYYGVPVWKEATTTLVCAS |
| 8911486 | 67-85 | C1 | LAI | NVWATHACVPTDPNPQEV |
| 1927 | 84-96 | C1 | MN | ELVNVTENFNMWK |
| SP89246 | 88-98 | C1 | LAI | NVTENFNMWKN |
| SP89363 | 97-118 | V1 | LAI | CKNDMVEQMHEDIISLWDQSLQ |
| SP89243 | 115-131 | V1-V2 | LAI | SLKPCVKLTPLCVSLKC |
| SP89244 | 120-135 | V2 | LAI | VKLTPLCVSLKCTDLG |
| 1933 | 141-160 | V2 | MN | NSTANNNSNSEGTIKGGEMK |
| 1934 | 151-170 | V2-C2 | MN | EGTIKGGEMKNCSFNITTSI |
| SP93212 | 171-183 | C2 | LAI | RGKVQKEYAFFYK |
| 1937 | 181-200 | C2 | MN | LYKLDIVSIDNDSTSYRLIS |
| 1956 | 201-220 | C2 | MN | CNTSVITQACPKISFEPIPI |
| SP93872 | 193-207 | C2 | LAI | TTSYTLTSCNTSVIT |
| SP90404 | 202-219 | C2 | LAI | NTSVITQACPKVSFEPIP |
| 1958 | 221-240 | C2 | MN | HYCAPAGFAILKCNDKKFSG |
| SP93877 | 228-243 | C2 | LAI | FAILKCNNKTFNGTGP |
| SP93873 | 238-251 | C2 | LAI | FNGTGPCTLVSTVQ |
| 1960 | 241-260 | C2 | MN | KGSCKNVSTVQCTHGIRPVV |
| SP89045 | 252-272 | C2 | LAI | CTHGIRPVVSTQLLLNGSLAE |
| SP89247 | 270-285 | C2 | LAI | LAEEEVVIRSANFTDN |
| 1964 | 281-300 | C2 | MN | NFTDNAKTIIVHLNESVQIN |
| SP92371 | 301-333 | V3 | MN | CTRPNYNKRKRIHIGPGRAFYTTKNIIGTIRQA |
| SP89367 | 307-327 | V3-C3 | MN | CNKRKRIHIGPGRAFYTTKM |
| SP93853 | 330-346 | C3 | LAI | NMRQAHCNISRAKTNAT |
| SP89048 | 346-359 | C3 | LAI | TLKQIASKLREQFG |
| 1587 | 357-385 | C3 | IIIB | REQFGNNKTIIFKQSSGGDPEIVTHSFNC |
| SP93608 | 381-394 | C3-V4 | LAI | FNCGGEFFYCNSTQ |
| SP93855 | 392-414 | V4 | LAI | STQLFNSTWFNSTWSTEGSNNTE |
| SP89261 | 414-434 | C4 | LAI | EGSDTITLPCRIKQFINMWQE |
| SP89052 | 432-448 | C4 | LAI | WQEVGKAMYAPPISGQI |
| SP89053 | 449-464 | C4 | LAI | RCSSNITGLLLTRDGG |
| SP89248 | 460-474 | V5 | LAI | TRDGGNNNNGSEIFR |
| SP89057 | 465-479 | C5 | LAI | NNNNGSEIFRPGGGD |
| SP89054 | 474-489 | C5 | LAI | RPGGGDMRDNWRSELY |
| SP89258 | 487-509 | C5 | LAI | ELYKYRVVKIEPLGVAPTKAKRR |
| SP90385 | 491-516 | C5-gp41 | LAI | YKVVKIEPLGVAPTKAKRRVVQREKR |
Numbering is according to Ratner et al. (10). Domain assignment is according to ref. 2. Each amino acid is represented by a single-letter code that is the first letter of its name, except for arginine (R), asparagine (N), glutamine (Q), glutamic acid (E), lysine (K), phenylalanine (F), tryptophan (W), and tyrosine (Y).