Spatial structure and insertion capacity of immunodominant region of hepatitis b core antigen

Intervirology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 16-22

  Borisova, Galina ^a   Borschukova Wanst, Olga ^a   Mezule, Guna ^a   Skrastina, Dace ^a   Petrovskis, Ivars ^a   Dislers, Andris ^a   Pumpens, Paul ^a   Grens, Elmars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Chimeric proteins; Cloning; Expression; Genetic engineering; Hepatitis B core antigen; Immunodominant epitopes

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; VIRUS VECTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CAPSID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GENETIC VECTORS; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 0029800657     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: 14230100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000150470     Document Type: Article

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