Mapping the minimal murine T cell and B cell epitopes within a peptide vaccine candidate from the conserved region of the M protein of group A streptococcus

International Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1723-1733

  Hayman, Wendy A ^a   Brandt, Evelyn R ^a   Relf, Wendy A ^a   Cooper, Juan ^a   Saul, Allan ^a   Good, Michael F ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Rheumatic fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; M PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EPITOPE MAPPING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EPITOPE MAPPING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHEUMATIC FEVER; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030734522     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/9.11.1723     Document Type: Article

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