Conjugation of protein to immunostimulatory DNA results in a rapid, long-lasting and potent induction of cell-mediated and humoral immunity

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1939-1947

  Tighe, Helen ^a   Takabayashi, Kenji ^a   Schwartz, David ^b   Marsden, Robin ^a   Beck, Lucinda ^a   Corbeil, Jacques ^c   Richman, Douglas D ^c   Eiden Jr , Joseph J ^b   Spiegelberg, Hans L ^a   Raz, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dynavax Technologies Corporation   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG motif; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; Immunostimulatory DNA; Th1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033923205     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200007)30:7<1939::aid-immu1939>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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