Characterization of potential insertion sites in the core antigen of hepatitis B virus by the use of a short-sized model epitope

Intervirology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-56

  Lachmann, S ^a   Meisel, H ^a   Muselmann, C ^a   Koletzki, D ^a   Gelderblom, H R ^b   Borisova, G ^c   Kruger D H ^a,d   Pumpens, P ^c   Ulrich, R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigenicity; Chimaeric core particles; Hepatitis B virus; PreS1 epitope; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITOPES; GENETIC VECTORS; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033052635     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024960     Document Type: Article

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