The specific variable domain of camel heavy-chain antibodies is encoded in the germline

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-418

  Nguyen, Viet Khong ^a   Muyldermans, Serge ^a   Hamers, Raymond ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dromedary; Generation os diversity; Heavy chain variable region; Heavy chain antibodies; Repertoire development

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; SOLVENT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBODY STRUCTURE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CAMEL; DNA RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 0032559379     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1477     Document Type: Article

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