Comparison of llama V(H) sequences from conventional and heavy chain antibodies

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 16-17, 1997, Pages 1121-1131

  Vu, Khoa Bang ^a   Ghahroudi, Mhhdi Arbabi ^a   Wyns, Lode ^a   Muyldermans, Serge ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amino acid variability; Antigen binding; Camelid isotypes; V(H) repertoire

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CAMEL; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTIODACTYLA; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA GLAMA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031267747     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(97)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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