Figure 5

Reactivities of serum IgG from HIV-1-infected subjects with native and deglycosylated HIV-1 gp120. ELISA plates were coated with anti-penta-His capture antibody followed by binding of equal amounts of gp120 produced in HEK 293T, Jurkat, RD, HepG2, or CHO cells (0.05 μg per well). Captured gp120 proteins were native (empty boxes) or deglycosylated (gray-filled boxes) using PNGase F under native conditions. Sera from nine HIV-1-infected subjects were added to the ELISA plates at predetermined dilutions (see Methods). Bound IgG antibodies were detected with HRP-conjugated goat anti-human IgG. Data from three independent experiments are shown. Thick line represents median values and boxes the values between 25th and 75th percentiles. The upper and lower whiskers limit 95% of measured values.