Background
The ability of the heavy chain constant region (CH) to affect antibody affinity and specificity could be at the origin of a stronger or weaker memory response, depending on the isotype. Using as a model the broadly neutralizing human mAb 2F5, directed against the membrane proximal region (MPER) of the HIV-1 envelope transmembrane subunit gp41, we investigated the interplay between 2F5 isotype and functional activity.