Behavior of a short preS1 epitope on the surface of hepatitis B core particles

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 380, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-324

  Borisova, Galina ^a   Borschukova, Olga ^a   Skrastina, Dace ^a   Dislers, Andris ^a   Ose, Velta ^a   Pumpens, Paul ^a   Grens, Elmars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; Immunogenicity; Molecular display; Presentation; Protein structure; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0033010742     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.1999.043     Document Type: Article

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