RECOMBINANT IMMUNOTOXIN DIRECTED AGAINST THE HIV-1 GP120 ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN

摘要

This invention provides an immunotoxin that specifically binds to and kills cells displaying an HIV gp120 coat protein. The immunotoxin comprises an anti-gp120 antibody directed to the conserved CD4 binding site of gp120 attached to a cytotoxin e.g. a Pseudomonas exotoxin. In one preferred embodiment the immunotoxin is a recombinantly expressed fusion protein comprising a single chain Fv region attached to a modified Pseudomonas exotoxin (3B3(Fv)-PE38).