Comparative study of DNA-based immunization vectors: Effect of secretion signals on the antibody responses in mice

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-202

  Haddad, Diana ^a   Liljeqvist, Sissela ^b   Ståhl, Stefan ^b   Andersson, Ingegärd ^a   Perlmann, Peter ^a   Berzins, Klavs ^a   Ahlborg, Niklas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibody response; DNA immunization; Protein targeting; Secretory pathway; Signal sequence

Indexed keywords

BREFELDIN A; DNA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COS CELLS; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; H-2 ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VACCINES, DNA; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 0030849484     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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