Autoepitope-mapping of the U1-70K protein with human-Drosophila chimeric proteins

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 559-568

  Henriksson, Elisabet Welin ^a   Pettersson, Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoantigens; snRNP U1 70K protein

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0031437171     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1997.0163     Document Type: Article

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